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Divestiture-Related Activities (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Divestiture-Related Activities [Abstract] |
Gains (Losses) on Divestitures and Impairment Charges |
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, |  | September 30,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
| (In thousands)
(Losses) gains on divestitures, net | $ | (62 | ) |  | $ | 864 |  |  | $ | 22,611 |  |  | $ | 2,974 |
Impairment losses | (81 | ) |  | (307 | ) |  | (17,066 | ) |  | (33,406 | )
(Losses) gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net | $ | (143 | ) |  | $ | 557 |  |  | $ | 5,545 |  |  | $ | (30,432 | )

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