Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	[1]
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 534,518,281	$ 551,557,527
Short-term investments	152,235,753	4,547,355
Accounts receivable, net	229,236,789	195,969,400
Inventories	179,353,603	174,695,411
Prepaid expenses and other	13,471,694	57,239,099
Total current assets	1,108,816,120	984,008,792
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT—NET	450,781,365	412,720,270
OTHER ASSETS
Goodwill	307,365,845	307,365,845
Long-term investments	57,458,514	95,156,539
Intangible Assets, net	313,100,000	327,575,000
Patents and other assets, net	20,751,828	21,846,482
Total other assets	698,676,187	751,943,866
Total assets	2,258,273,672	2,148,672,928
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	71,000,819	66,353,774
Accrued liabilities	85,478,444	64,652,772
Total current liabilities	156,479,263	131,006,546
LONG TERM DEBT	195,000,000	225,625,000
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	50,529,019	69,524,621
TOTAL LIABILITIES	402,008,282	426,156,167
SHAREHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT
Common stock	17,275,776	17,480,281
Additional paid-in capital	655,290,470	596,782,695
Retained earnings	1,184,141,924	1,109,384,621
Accumulated other comprehensive income	(442,780)	(1,130,836)
Total shareholders’ investment	1,856,265,390	1,722,516,761
Total liabilities and shareholders’ investment	$ 2,258,273,672	$ 2,148,672,928

[1] Note: The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2015 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements.