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Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information and Non-Cash Financing and Investing Activities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract] |
Summary of Cash Paid for Interest and Income Taxes | The Company’s cash paid during the period for interest and income taxes are summarized as follows:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
(in thousands) |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Cash paid during the period for: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest |  | $ | 52,378 |  |  | $ | 58,290 |  |  | $ | 38,032 |
Income taxes, net of refunds |  | $ | 131,596 |  |  | $ | 109,766 |  |  | $ | 110,350 |
Summary of Significant Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities | The Company’s significant non-cash investing and financing activities are summarized as follows:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
(in thousands) |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Other payables issued for purchased customer accounts |  | $ | 9,130 |  |  | $ | 12,135 |  |  | $ | 5,462 |
Estimated acquisition earn-out payables and related charges |  | $ | 131,397 |  |  | $ | 82,872 |  |  | $ | 77,378 |
Notes received on the sale of fixed assets and customer accounts |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 9,903 |  |  | $ | 52 |
Schedule of Reconciliation of Cash and Cash Equivalents Inclusive of Restricted Cash | The following is a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents inclusive of restricted cash as of December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
|  | Balance as of December 31, |
(in thousands) |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Table to reconcile cash and cash equivalents inclusive of restricted cash |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 817,398 |  |  | $ | 542,174 |  |  | $ | 438,961 |
Restricted cash |  |  | 454,517 |  |  |  | 420,801 |  |  |  | 338,635 |
Total cash and cash equivalents inclusive of restricted cash at the end of the period |  | $ | 1,271,915 |  |  | $ | 962,975 |  |  | $ | 777,596 |

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