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5. Government Grants (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2024
Government Assistance [Abstract] |
Schedule of Benefits Recognized From Asset-Based Government Grants | The following table presents the benefits recognized from asset-based government grants in our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (in thousands):
Balance Sheet Line Item |  | September 30, 2024 |  | December 31, 2023
Property, plant and equipment, net |  | $ | 153,668 |  |  | $ | 146,348 |
Other assets |  | 5,822 |  |  | 5,860 |
Schedule of Benefits Recognized From Income-Based Government Grants | The following table presents the benefits recognized from income-based government grants in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
Income Statement Line Item |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Cost of sales |  | $ | 266,501 |  |  | $ | 204,623 |  |  | $ | 719,508 |  |  | $ | 429,744 |
Research and development |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,000 |  |  | — |
Production start-up |  | 484 |  |  | — |  |  | 484 |  |  | — |

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