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Note 14 - Inventories, Net - Components of Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2019 | Jan. 01, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Jan. 01, 2018 | Jan. 01, 2017
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Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Finished goods | $ 968,329 |  | $ 1,025,999 |  |
Goods in process | 612,888 |  | 709,497 |  |
Raw materials | 221,954 |  | 256,816 |  |
Supplies | 486,411 |  | 504,286 |  |
Goods in transit | 194,015 |  | 237,539 |  |
Inventories, Gross | 2,483,597 |  | 2,734,137 |  |
Allowance for obsolescence (see Note 23 (i)) | (217,717) |  | (209,796) |  |
Total current inventories | $ 2,265,880 | $ 2,524,341 | $ 2,524,341 | $ 2,368,304 | $ 1,563,889

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