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INCOME TAXES: (Details 2) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 Y jurisdiction | Dec. 31, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2009
Reconciliation of the statutory income tax rate to the effective tax rate |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected tax (as a percent) |  |  |  | 30.00% | 30.00% | 30.00%
Effect of income taxed at a rate other than the statutory rate (as a percent) |  |  |  | 4.30% | 5.30% | 8.30%
Percentage depletion |  |  |  | (4.00%) | (4.30%) | (5.00%)
Other permanent differences (as a percent) |  |  |  | 1.20% | 1.80% | 2.10%
Peru tax on net income deemed distributed (as a percent) |  |  |  | 1.30% | 2.00% | 2.00%
Mexican tax on dividends (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 0.40% | 1.60%
Increase (decrease) in unrecognized tax benefits for uncertain tax positions (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 4.60% | (3.90%)
Outside basis difference (as a percent) |  |  |  | 2.10% |  |
Prior period adjustment (as a percent) |  |  |  | (3.50%) | (4.50%) | (1.40%)
Other (as a percent) |  |  |  | 0.60% | 0.40% | (0.20%)
Effective income tax rate (as a percent) |  |  |  | 32.00% | 35.70% | 33.50%
Number of jurisdictions where company files income tax returns |  |  |  | 3 |  |
U.S. statutory rate (as a percent) |  |  |  | 35.00% | 35.00% | 35.00%
Mexican tax rate (as a percent) | 28.00% | 29.00% | 30.00% | 30.00% | 30.00% | 28.00%
Duration for which statutory tax rates for Peru and Mexico are considered to determine effective tax rate (in years) |  |  |  | 3 |  |

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- Definition The domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable under enacted tax laws to the Company's pretax income from continuing operations for the period. The "statutory" tax rate is the regular tax rate if there are alternative tax systems. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 6.I) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6889476&loc=d3e330036-122817 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 109 -Paragraph 47 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 13 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32698-109319 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 12 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32687-109319 + Details
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