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SEGMENT INFORMATION - Different geographic locations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | $ 7,613,626 | $ 7,468,610 | $ 5,277,169
Total long-lived assets | 4,296,689 | 2,312,589 |
The Americas |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 2,616,145 | 2,793,651 | 2,279,594
United States |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 1,485,919 | 1,963,956 | 1,590,573
Total long-lived assets | 528,538 | 5,545 |
Brazil |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 846,387 | 623,331 | 442,603
Total long-lived assets | 409,211 | 242,761 |
Canada |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 52,525 | 49,148 | 30,792
Total long-lived assets | 11,401 | 6,200 |
Chile |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 29,663 | 37,370 | 18,461
Puerto Rico |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 37,922 | 22,353 | 11,344
Mexico |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 50,884 | 31,912 | 139,611
Others |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 112,845 | 65,581 | 46,210
Asia and other regions |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 3,125,496 | 2,739,779 | 2,139,070
PRC |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 2,151,243 | 1,904,862 | 1,207,003
Total long-lived assets | 2,398,130 | 1,668,177 |
Japan |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 597,188 | 325,344 | 509,233
Total long-lived assets | 13,164 | 14,440 |
India |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 91,020 | 197,772 | 142,300
Pakistan |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 78,203 | 73,531 | 48,838
Philippines |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 40,612 | 26,578 | 6,660
Taiwan |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 19,369 | 67,411 | 7,702
Hong Kong |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 32,707 | 46,254 | 9,979
U.A.E |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 22,915 | 15,974 | 6,168
Thailand |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 10,217 | 9,941 | 59,451
Total long-lived assets | 691,467 | 276,497 |
Vietnam |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 16,208 | 9,078 | 19,956
Others |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 65,814 | 63,034 | 121,780
Europe |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 1,871,985 | 1,935,180 | 858,505
Total long-lived assets | 99,738 | 27,182 |
Spain |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 445,321 | 434,841 | 100,658
Australia |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 128,247 | 393,959 | 165,772
Germany |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 291,385 | 322,189 | 231,995
Netherlands |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 81,820 | 136,375 | 104,715
South Africa |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 218,596 | 118,458 | 90,761
United Kingdom |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 144,994 | 106,662 | 7,749
Czech |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 62,079 | 79,414 | 34,604
Norway |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 139,769 | 30,231 | 157
Italy |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 79,041 | 14,465 | 6,531
Ireland |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 41,611 | 63,740 | 7,844
Romania |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 24,491 | 31,804 | 3,699
France |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 22,341 | 31,147 | 25,980
Colombia |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Total long-lived assets | 61,847 |  |
Argentina |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Total long-lived assets | 63,526 | 66,017 |
Others |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Net revenues | 192,290 | 171,895 | $ 78,040
Others |  |  |
Revenues generated by geographic location of customers' headquarter |  |  |
Total long-lived assets | $ 19,667 | $ 5,770 |

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