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CONCENTRATION OF RISK: (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
CONCENTRATION OF RISK: |
Schedule of concentration risk for cash equivalents and short- term investments | ​
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​ | ​ | $ in | ​ | % of total | ​ | % in one institution |
Country |  | million |  | cash (1) |  | of country |  | of total cash |
United States | ​ | $ | 1,968.8 |  | 75.9 | % | 14.1 | % | 10.7 | %
Switzerland | ​ | ​ | 340.3 | ​ | 13.1 | % | 79.4 | % | 10.4 | %
Peru | ​ |  | 35.5 |  | 1.4 | % | 81.4 | % | 1.1 | %
Mexico | ​ |  | 249.8 |  | 9.6 | % | 53.8 | % | 5.2 | %
Total cash and short-term investment | ​ | $ | 2,594.4 |  | 100.0 | % | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
| (1) | 97% of the Company’s cash is in U.S. dollars.
Schedule of company's largest customers as percentage of accounts receivable and total sales | ​
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​ |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |
Accounts receivable trade as of December 31, | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Five largest customers |  | 35.3 | % | 37.6 | % | 34.2 | %
Largest customer |  | 12.9 | % | 13.0 | % | 10.9 | %
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Total sales in year | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Five largest customers |  | 28.1 | % | 28.0 | % | 28.4 | %
Largest customer |  | 10.0 | % | 10.4 | % | 9.3 | %

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