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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
SEGMENT INFORMATION |
Summary of Company's revenues and gross profit and income from operations generated from each segment | ​
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​ | ​ | Years Ended December 31, 2020
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Elimination | ​ | ​
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | unallocated | ​ | ​
​ |  | CSI Solar |  | Global Energy |  | items (1) |  | Total
​ | ​ | $ | ​ | $ | ​ | $ | ​ | $
Net revenues |  | 3,105,044 |  | 726,167 | ​ | (354,716) | ​ | 3,476,495
Cost of revenues |  | 2,496,153 |  | 577,052 | ​ | (286,624) | ​ | 2,786,581
Gross profit |  | 608,891 |  | 149,115 | ​ | (68,092) | ​ | 689,914
Income from operations | ​ | 253,105 | ​ | 53,414 | ​ | (86,089) | ​ | 220,430
​ ​ 22. SEGMENT INFORMATION (Continued)
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​ | ​ | Years Ended December 31, 2019
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Elimination | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | and | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | unallocated | ​ | ​
​ |  | CSI Solar |  | Global Energy |  | items (1) |  | Total
​ | ​ | $ | ​ | $ | ​ | $ | ​ | $
Net revenues |  | 2,591,154 |  | 718,735 | ​ | (109,306) | ​ | 3,200,583
Cost of revenues |  | 1,977,502 |  | 604,856 | ​ | (100,272) | ​ | 2,482,086
Gross profit |  | 613,652 |  | 113,879 | ​ | (9,034) | ​ | 718,497
Income from operations | ​ | 267,642 | ​ | 18,795 | ​ | (27,558) | ​ | 258,879
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​ | ​ | Years Ended December 31, 2018
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Elimination | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | and | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | unallocated | ​ | ​
​ |  | CSI Solar |  | Global Energy |  | items (1) |  | Total
​ | ​ | $ | ​ | $ | ​ | $ | ​ | $
Net revenues |  | 2,448,057 |  | 1,427,245 | ​ | (130,790) | ​ | 3,744,512
Cost of revenues |  | 1,941,539 |  | 1,184,724 | ​ | (156,833) | ​ | 2,969,430
Gross profit |  | 506,518 |  | 242,521 | ​ | 26,043 | ​ | 775,082
Income from operations | ​ | 182,488 | ​ | 171,876 | ​ | 10,293 | ​ | 364,657
Summary of the Company's net revenues generated from different geographic locations | ​
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​ | ​ | Years Ended December 31,
​ |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2020
​ | ​ | $ | ​ | $ | ​ | $
Europe and other regions: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
—Australia | ​ | 232,409 | ​ | 313,167 | ​ | 120,403
—Germany |  | 95,514 |  | 109,119 |  | 119,035
—Spain |  | 58,811 |  | 78,228 |  | 138,972
—Netherlands |  | 83,475 |  | 68,770 |  | 96,372
—South Africa | ​ | 53,739 | ​ | 93,911 | ​ | 49,375
—United Kingdom | ​ | 101,479 | ​ | 33,158 | ​ | 8,842
—Czech |  | 17,411 | ​ | 17,717 | ​ | 16,144
—Others |  | 55,730 |  | 66,389 |  | 85,407
​ |  | 698,568 |  | 780,459 |  | 634,550
The Americas: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
—United States |  | 999,144 |  | 852,231 |  | 696,101
—Brazil | ​ | 339,964 | ​ | 395,303 | ​ | 284,478
—Mexico |  | 50,004 |  | 94,446 |  | 118,846
—Canada | ​ | 57,478 | ​ | 30,330 | ​ | 100,284
—Others |  | 28,067 |  | 29,731 |  | 21,396
​ |  | 1,474,657 |  | 1,402,041 |  | 1,221,105
Asia: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
—Japan |  | 483,041 |  | 372,687 |  | 560,701
—PRC |  | 620,520 |  | 317,077 |  | 504,656
—Vietnam | ​ | 4,216 | ​ | 39,268 | ​ | 289,621
—Korea | ​ | 46,697 | ​ | 72,552 | ​ | 25,896
—India |  | 145,873 |  | 70,893 |  | 61,141
—United Arab Emirates | ​ | 104,467 | ​ | 43,311 | ​ | 53,981
—Thailand | ​ | 23,511 | ​ | 12,753 | ​ | 6,108
—Others |  | 142,962 |  | 89,542 |  | 118,736
​ |  | 1,571,287 |  | 1,018,083 |  | 1,620,840
Total net revenues |  | 3,744,512 |  | 3,200,583 |  | 3,476,495
Schedule of long-lived assets, including property, plant and equipment, non-current project assets, solar power systems, prepaid land use rights and intangible assets by geographic region | ​
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​ |  | At December 31, |  | At December 31,
​ | ​ | 2019 | ​ | 2020
​ | ​ | $ | ​ | $
PRC |  | 835,991 |  | 1,002,409
Thailand | ​ | 331,931 | ​ | 295,240
Japan | ​ | 259,197 | ​ | 204,515
Australia | ​ | 63,143 | ​ | 76,330
United States | ​ | 60,177 | ​ | 64,009
Canada |  | 14,718 |  | 8,898
Others |  | 100,513 |  | 139,137
Total long-lived assets |  | 1,665,670 |  | 1,790,538
Summary of the Company's revenues generated from each product or service | ​
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​ | ​ | Years Ended December 31,
​ |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2020
​ | ​ | $ | ​ | $ | ​ | $
CSI Solar: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Solar modules |  | 1,847,305 |  | 2,012,059 |  | 2,348,724
Solar system kits |  | 93,253 |  | 116,449 |  | 157,656
Battery storage solutions | ​ | — | ​ | — | ​ | 7,899
China energy (includes electricity sales) | ​ | 245,321 | ​ | 58,096 | ​ | 175,388
Others | ​ | 131,388 | ​ | 295,244 | ​ | 60,661
Global Energy: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Solar power projects |  | 1,319,021 |  | 652,050 |  | 654,827
O&M and asset management services | ​ | 13,271 | ​ | 19,750 | ​ | 26,386
Others |  | 94,953 |  | 46,935 |  | 44,954
Total net revenues |  | 3,744,512 |  | 3,200,583 |  | 3,476,495

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