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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
Selling, General and Administrative Expense [Abstract] |  |  |
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 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. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 330 -SubTopic 10 -Section 30 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68048583&loc=d3e3636-108311 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116634182&loc=SL114868664-224227 + Details
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