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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective tax rate	(4.00%)		20.00%	(4.00%)	29.00%
Tax benefit for refunds of foreign withholding tax, partially offset by state and foreign tax expense	$ 2,300,000			$ 2,300,000
Reduction in net deferred tax assets due to Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Of 2017		$ 105,700,000
Transaction tax on mandatory deemed repatriation of foreign earnings		0
Net deficit in foreign earnings		$ 41,200,000

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