Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	[1]
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 559,645,625	$ 546,477,075
Short-term investments	176,635,803	177,021,197
Accounts receivable, net	249,457,918	211,591,745
Inventories	197,088,251	189,311,437
Prepaid expenses and other	11,730,076	30,587,575
Total current assets	1,194,557,673	1,154,989,029
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT—NET	473,151,849	465,822,467
OTHER ASSETS
Goodwill	307,365,845	307,365,845
Long-term investments	61,512,162	49,894,363
Intangible Assets, net	303,450,000	308,275,000
Patents and other assets, net	23,255,137	23,273,129
Total other assets	695,583,144	688,808,337
Total assets	2,363,292,666	2,309,619,833
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	77,714,280	79,963,630
Accrued liabilities	196,641,584	69,894,349
Total current liabilities	274,355,864	149,857,979
LONG TERM DEBT	36,250,000	178,125,000
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	77,915,264	71,212,620
TOTAL LIABILITIES	388,521,128	399,195,599
SHAREHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT
Common stock	17,266,545	17,264,251
Additional paid-in capital	701,980,783	683,446,463
Retained earnings	1,254,778,976	1,210,984,825
Accumulated other comprehensive income	745,234	(1,271,305)
Total shareholders’ investment	1,974,771,538	1,910,424,234
Total liabilities and shareholders’ investment	$ 2,363,292,666	$ 2,309,619,833

[1] Note: The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2016 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.