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Other Accounts Receivable (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Receivables [Abstract] |
Other Accounts Receivable | Other accounts receivable consist of the following at December 31, 2018 and 2017 (in thousands):
| December 31,
| 2018 |  | 2017
Value added tax/consumption tax | $ | 40,480 |  |  | $ | 23,158 |
Other | 11,579 |  |  | 14,779 |
Total | $ | 52,059 |  |  | $ | 37,937 |

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