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ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]

Schedule of allowances for credit losses

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​	​	​	​	Advances to
​	​	Accounts Receivable	​	Suppliers and
​		Trade		Other Receivable
​		$		$
Balance as of December 31, 2019	​	29,545	​	31,712
Cumulative-effect adjustment for the adoption of ASU 2016-13	​	—	​	—
Provision for credit losses, net	​	9,785	​	1,647
Write-offs	​	(639)	​	(5,490)
Foreign exchange effect	​	1,602	​	633
Balance as of December 31, 2020	​	40,293	​	28,502
Provision for credit losses, net	​	7,171	​	444
Write-offs	​	(197)	​	(53)
Foreign exchange effect	​	(141)	​	186
Balance as of December 31, 2021	​	47,126	​	29,079
Provision for credit losses, net	​	4,349	​	1,424
Write-offs	​	(109)	​	(18,295)
Foreign exchange effect	​	(1,436)	​	(834)
Balance as of December 31, 2022	​	49,930	​	11,374

Allowances for accounts receivable

Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]

Schedule of allowances

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​	​	​	​	​
​	​	At December 31,	​	At December 31,
​		2021		2022
​	​	$	​	$
Accounts receivable trade, gross		698,498	​	1,020,880
Allowance for credit losses		(47,126)	​	(49,930)
Accounts receivable trade, net		651,372	​	970,950

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Allowances for advances to suppliers

Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]

Schedule of allowances

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​	​	​	​	​
​	​	At December 31,	​	At December 31,
​		2021		2022
​	​	$	​	$
Advances to suppliers, gross		279,800	​	320,211
Allowance for credit losses		(19,682)	​	(1,375)
Advances to suppliers, net		260,118	​	318,836

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Allowances for other receivables

Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]

Schedule of allowances

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​	​	​	​	​
​	​	At December 31,	​	At December 31,
​		2021		2022
​	​	$	​	$
Other receivable, gross		280,350	​	129,195
Allowance for credit losses		(9,397)	​	(9,999)
Other receivable, net		270,953	​	119,196

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