Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	[1]
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 561,999,767	$ 546,477,075
Short-term investments	178,650,929	177,021,197
Accounts receivable, net	240,505,816	211,591,745
Inventories	206,657,817	189,311,437
Prepaid expenses and other	16,047,166	30,587,575
Total current assets	1,203,861,495	1,154,989,029
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT—NET	493,663,599	465,822,467
OTHER ASSETS
Goodwill	307,365,845	307,365,845
Long-term investments	51,663,435	49,894,363
Intangible Assets, net	293,800,000	308,275,000
Patents and other assets, net	21,276,820	23,273,129
Total other assets	674,106,100	688,808,337
Total assets	2,371,631,194	2,309,619,833
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	79,903,534	79,963,630
Accrued liabilities and current portion of long-term debt	185,019,306	69,894,349
Total current liabilities	264,922,840	149,857,979
LONG TERM DEBT	0	178,125,000
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	80,443,155	71,212,620
TOTAL LIABILITIES	345,365,995	399,195,599
SHAREHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT
Common stock	17,038,791	17,264,251
Additional paid-in capital	713,624,374	683,446,463
Retained earnings	1,289,596,619	1,210,984,825
Accumulated other comprehensive income	6,005,415	(1,271,305)
Total shareholders’ investment	2,026,265,199	1,910,424,234
Total liabilities and shareholders’ investment	$ 2,371,631,194	$ 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.