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Supplemental balance sheet and cash flow information (other) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Prepaid product discounts [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of year |  | $ 50,602 | $ 51,145 |  |
Additions | [1] | 7,890 | 2,470 |  |
Amortization |  | (7,440) | (7,077) |  |
Other |  | (8) | (544) |  |
Balance, end of period |  | 51,044 | 45,994 |  |
Prepaid product discount payments |  | 9,590 | 7,321 |  |
Accrued liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Deferred revenue | [2] | 49,469 |  | $ 42,104 |
Employee cash bonuses, including sales incentives |  | 17,005 |  | 21,090 |
Prepaid product discounts due within one year |  | 12,640 |  | 14,365 |
Operating lease liabilities |  | 10,914 |  | 11,589 |
Customer rebates |  | 7,046 |  | 8,179 |
Other |  | 77,849 |  | 79,856 |
Accrued liabilities |  | 174,923 |  | 177,183 |
Deferred revenue recognized |  | 16,121 |  |  |
Supplemental cash flow information |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 125,440 | 310,146 | 123,122 |
Total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents |  | 234,515 | 385,803 | $ 229,409 | $ 174,811
Funds held for customers [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Supplemental cash flow information |  |  |  |  |
Restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents included in funds held for customers |  | $ 109,075 | $ 75,657 |  |
[1] | Prepaid product discounts are generally accrued upon contract execution. Cash payments for prepaid product discounts were $9,590 for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 and $7,321 for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.
[2] | $16,121 of the December 31, 2020 amount was recognized as revenue during the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

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