3 | Selling, general and administrative expenses |
| Year ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
| (all amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars) | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||
| Services and fees | 132,301 | 123,653 | 158,541 | |||||||||
| Labor cost | 443,338 | 441,355 | 579,360 | |||||||||
| Depreciation of property, plant and equipment | 17,979 | 16,965 | 18,543 | |||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 188,550 | 241,238 | 238,539 | |||||||||
| Commissions, freight and other selling expenses | 339,759 | 243,401 | 351,657 | |||||||||
| Provisions for contingencies | 17,664 | 30,841 | 19,672 | |||||||||
| Allowances for doubtful accounts | (5,421 | ) | (12,573 | ) | 36,788 | |||||||
| Taxes | 56,826 | 67,724 | 129,018 | |||||||||
| Other | 81,061 | 76,563 | 92,157 | |||||||||
1,272,057 | 1,229,167 | 1,624,275 | ||||||||||
| From discontinued operations | (2,041 | ) | (32,238 | ) | (30,678 | ) | ||||||
1,270,016 | 1,196,929 | 1,593,597 | ||||||||||