Selling, general and administrative expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
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| Personnel expenses | $ 122,453 | $ 132,694 | $ 156,726 |
| Share-based compensation | 69,410 | 95,176 | 107,719 |
| Professional services | 24,287 | 24,264 | 28,585 |
| Travel expenses | 17,604 | 21,790 | 19,774 |
| Office expenses | 14,095 | 14,784 | 16,105 |
| Directors’ expenses | 3,042 | 3,169 | 3,345 |
| Other expenses | 16,567 | 13,349 | 16,037 |
| Total selling, general and administrative expenses | $ 267,458 | $ 305,226 | $ 348,291 |
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- Definition Directors expenses No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of expense for salary, wage, profit sharing; incentive and equity-based compensation; and other employee benefit. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of general expenses not normally included in Other Operating Costs and Expenses. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of selling, general and administrative expense classified as other. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition A fee charged for services from professionals such as doctors, lawyers and accountants. The term is often expanded to include other professions, for example, pharmacists charging to maintain a medicinal profile of a client or customer. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The aggregate total costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as all other general and administrative expenses. Direct selling expenses (for example, credit, warranty, and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products, for example telephone expenses, Internet, and postal charges. General and administrative expenses include salaries of non-sales personnel, rent, utilities, communication, etc. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Expenses incurred for travel and entertainment during the period. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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