Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	[1]
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 580,579,352	$ 546,477,075
Short-term investments	184,553,242	177,021,197
Accounts receivable, net	229,250,339	211,591,745
Inventories	196,540,222	189,311,437
Prepaid expenses and other	13,775,396	30,587,575
Total current assets	1,204,698,551	1,154,989,029
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT—NET	482,588,291	465,822,467
OTHER ASSETS
Goodwill	307,365,845	307,365,845
Long-term investments	49,260,381	49,894,363
Intangible Assets, net	298,625,000	308,275,000
Patents and other assets, net	21,555,728	23,273,129
Total other assets	676,806,954	688,808,337
Total assets	2,364,093,796	2,309,619,833
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	82,920,929	79,963,630
Accrued liabilities and current portion of long-term debt	188,219,588	69,894,349
Total current liabilities	271,140,517	149,857,979
LONG TERM DEBT	9,375,000	178,125,000
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	79,641,856	71,212,620
TOTAL LIABILITIES	360,157,373	399,195,599
SHAREHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT
Common stock	17,172,517	17,264,251
Additional paid-in capital	706,680,885	683,446,463
Retained earnings	1,276,901,865	1,210,984,825
Accumulated other comprehensive income	3,181,156	(1,271,305)
Total shareholders’ investment	2,003,936,423	1,910,424,234
Total liabilities and shareholders’ investment	$ 2,364,093,796	$ 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.