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Non-operating (loss) income (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
Non-operating (loss) income, net [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) [Table Text Block] | The following table presents the components of Non-operating income, net:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |  |
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
| (In thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income | $ | 805 |  |  | $ | 6,457 |  |  | $ | 7,500 |  |  | $ | 21,045 |
Transition services income | — |  |  | 3,750 |  |  | 2,100 |  |  | 11,850 |
Gain on sale of business | (9) |  |  | 64 |  |  | 5,602 |  |  | 817 |
Other, net | (21) |  |  | 227 |  |  | $ | 60 |  |  | $ | 425 |
Total non-operating income, net | $ | 775 |  |  | $ | 10,498 |  |  | $ | 15,262 |  |  | $ | 34,137 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the components of non-operating income or non-operating expense that may include amounts earned from dividends, interest on securities, gains (losses) on securities sold, equity earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net gain (loss) on sales of business, interest expense and other miscellaneous income or expense items. + References No definition available. + Details
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