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INCOME TAXES: (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2014 Peru | Mar. 31, 2013 Peru | Mar. 31, 2014 Peru Minimum | Mar. 31, 2014 Peru Maximum | Jan. 31, 2014 Mexican Operations | Mar. 31, 2014 Mexican Operations
INCOME TAXES: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax provision | $ 204,162,000 | $ 238,879,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective income tax rate (as a percent) | 39.10% | 32.80% |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in effective tax rate (as a percent) | 5.10% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mining royalty tax (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 1.00% | 12.00% | 7.50% |
Royalty charge assessed as a percentage of net sales |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |
Operating income margin for royalty tax (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |
Increment in operating income margin for royalty tax (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 5.00% | 12.00% |  |
Increase in royalty tax rate for each 5% increase up to 12% increase in operating income margin (as a percent) |  |  | 0.75% |  |  |  |  |
Royalty charge |  |  | 7,700,000 | 10,600,000 |  |  |  |
Provision for royalty tax |  |  | 1,600,000 | 3,900,000 |  |  |  |
Provision for royalty tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,000,000
Additional royalty tax over net sales from sales of gold, silver and platinum (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.50% |
Special mine tax (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 2.00% | 8.40% |  |
Operating income margin (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |
Increment in operating income margin (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 5.00% | 85.00% |  |
Increase in special mining tax rate for each 5% increase up to 85% increase in operating income margin (as a percent) |  |  | 0.40% |  |  |  |  |
Provision for special mining tax |  |  | $ 12,000,000 | $ 15,500,000 |  |  |  |

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