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Income Taxes (Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation) (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent |  |  |
Federal statutory income tax rate | 21.00% | 21.00% | 21.00%
State income taxes | 14.60% | 2.50% | 2.90%
Federal benefit of state taxes | (3.10%) | (0.50%) | (0.60%)
Foreign rate differential | (10.10%) | (1.70%) | 0.00%
U.K. tax rate adjustment | 38.20% | 0.00% | 0.00%
Tax benefit from stock-based compensation | (18.10%) | (8.10%) | (5.20%)
Acquisition-related items | (15.90%) | 1.80% | 0.00%
Book basis in excess of tax basis for goodwill impairment and disposition | 9.20% | 0.00% | 3.00%
Non-deductible executive compensation | 9.00% | 10.60% | 0.40%
CVR liability fair value and foreign currency adjustment | 8.20% | 0.70% | 0.00%
Foreign-derived intangible income deduction | (7.20%) | (3.30%) | (1.80%)
Return to provision adjustments | (4.90%) | (0.40%) | (0.30%)
Research and development credit | (4.10%) | (2.40%) | (0.90%)
State tax rate adjustment | (2.80%) | 5.10% | 0.00%
Cares Act net operating loss adjustment | (2.30%) | 0.00% | 0.00%
Withholding tax on distribution | 2.10% | 0.00% | (0.40%)
Deferred tax and other rate adjustments | 1.10% | 0.20% | 0.00%
Unrecognized tax benefits | 0.30% | (1.40%) | (0.30%)
Global intangible low-tax income | 0 | 0 | 0.011
Other | 0.80% | 0.10% | (0.10%)
Effective income tax rate | 36.00% | 24.20% | 18.80%

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