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Income Taxes | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Income Tax [Abstract] |
Income Taxes | INCOME TAXES Our effective tax rates were 19.8% and (10.5)% in the three months and 16.5% and 12.6% in the nine months 2019 and 2018. The increase in the effective tax rate for the three and nine months was primarily due to adjustments related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and favorable audit settlements in 2018.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2144680 + Details
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