(1) | Sales |
| | Sales | | Accounts receivable from related parties | | |||||||||||
| | For the years ended December 31, | | December 31, | | |||||||||||
| | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2017 | | 2016 | | |||||
| | (in thousands) | | |||||||||||||
Associates(1) | | $ | 1,216,868 | | | 554,889 | | | 8,745,681 | | | 184,948 | | | 58,755 | |
Joint ventures | | | - | | | 4,105,390 | | | 5,453,152 | | | - | | | - | |
Others(1) | | | 11,959,720 | | | 12,767,161 | | | 6,005,175 | | | 1,668,114 | | | 2,474,469 | |
| | $ | 13,176,588 | | | 17,427,440 | | | 20,204,008 | | | 1,853,062 | | | 2,533,224 | |
| (1) | In May 2015, the Company ceased having significant influence over Qisda, as such Qisda was no longer an associate. However, Qisda and its subsidiaries still remained as a related party and the related transaction amounts starting from June 2015 are included in the “Others” category. |