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Income Taxes (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Income Taxes [Abstract] |
Provision for Income Taxes |
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﻿ |  | Three Months Ended
﻿ |  | March 31,
﻿ |  | 2019 |  | 2018
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﻿Provision for income taxes |  | $ | (76) |  | $ | (124)
﻿Effective tax rate |  |  | 13.2% |  |  | 26.7%
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