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Income Taxes (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | Our net deferred tax liability consisted of the following:
| June 30, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
Deferred tax asset | $ | 37 |  |  | $ | 38 |
Deferred tax liability | (570 | ) |  | (577 | )
Net deferred tax liability | $ | (533 | ) |  | $ | (539 | )

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