| 18. | Other Current Assets and Other Noncurrent Assets |
| | | December 31, | | ||||
| | | 2017 | 2016 | | |||
| | | (in thousands) | | ||||
| Prepayment for equipment | | $ | 457,201 | | | 463,910 | |
| Refundable and overpaid tax | | | 3,291,235 | | | 3,015,534 | |
| Long-term prepaid rents | | | 1,412,026 | | | 1,940,489 | |
| Prepayments for purchases | | | 2,053,554 | | | 3,360,869 | |
| Long-term receivables | | | 1,790,400 | | | 1,974,271 | |
| Refundable deposits | | | 515,148 | | | 133,221 | |
| Others | | | 2,551,070 | | | 2,481,104 | |
| | | | 12,070,634 | | | 13,369,398 | |
| Less: current | | | (6,631,130) | | | (6,330,283) | |
| Noncurrent | | $ | 5,439,504 | | | 7,039,115 | |