CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 226,435,019	$ 214,754,638
Restricted cash	0	4,000,000
Short-term investments	14,356,476	23,007,385
Accounts receivable, net	321,809,868	276,493,752
Inventories, net	402,473,028	404,360,270
Prepaid expenses and other	32,663,762	26,036,331
Total current assets	997,738,153	948,652,376
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:
Land, buildings and improvements	472,112,320	376,934,354
Machinery and equipment	1,011,930,699	935,848,288
Construction-in-process	158,327,247	165,574,867
Total Plant and Equipment	1,642,370,266	1,478,357,509
Less- Accumulated depreciation	(989,492,594)	(928,324,473)
Net Plant and Equipment	652,877,672	550,033,036
OTHER ASSETS:
Goodwill	340,105,631	313,807,494
Long-term investments	299,080,876	202,331,983
Intangible assets, net	214,005,910	219,360,910
Deferred tax asset	41,113,759	25,528,700
Patents and other assets, net	66,515,551	67,515,425
Total Other Assets	960,821,727	828,544,512
TOTAL ASSETS	2,611,437,552	2,327,229,924
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	184,398,820	151,740,046
Accrued liabilities:
Salaries, wages and vacation	22,725,631	17,517,580
Income taxes	693,391	18,726,857
Royalties	20,898,949	19,208,411
Dividends payable	27,774,653	28,100,320
Other	15,117,532	15,259,538
Total current liabilities	271,608,976	250,552,752
OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES	27,311,507	10,884,351
TOTAL LIABILITIES	298,920,483	261,437,103
SHAREHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT:
Common stock, par value 0.06 per share; 400,000,000 shares authorized; 231,455,443 and 234,169,335 shares issued and outstanding in 2023 and 2022 respectively.	13,887,326	14,050,160
Additional paid-in capital	968,245,875	917,499,323
Retained earnings	1,336,940,990	1,148,386,272
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income:
Unrealized loss on investments, net	(2,022,403)	(10,110,695)
Cumulative translation adjustment	(4,534,719)	(4,032,239)
Total shareholders’ investment	2,312,517,069	2,065,792,821
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' INVESTMENT	$ 2,611,437,552	$ 2,327,229,924