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Quarterly Financial Data | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) [Abstract] |
Quarterly Financial Information [Text Block] | Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) Quarterly financial data for 2018 and 2017 is as follows:
| First Quarter |  | Second Quarter |  | Third Quarter |  | Fourth Quarter
| (In thousands, except per share amounts)
2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ | 794,482 |  |  | $ | 796,092 |  |  | $ | 778,786 |  |  | $ | 820,814 |
Costs and expenses | $ | (598,720 | ) |  | $ | (607,965 | ) |  | $ | (612,616 | ) |  | $ | (610,551 | )
Operating profit | $ | 195,762 |  |  | $ | 188,127 |  |  | $ | 166,170 |  |  | $ | 210,263 |
Operating income | $ | 163,692 |  |  | $ | 161,954 |  |  | $ | 132,303 |  |  | $ | 172,710 |
Income before income taxes(1) | $ | 110,369 |  |  | $ | 119,315 |  |  | $ | 86,036 |  |  | $ | 126,012 |
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes | $ | (28,321 | ) |  | $ | (16,034 | ) |  | $ | (17,043 | ) |  | $ | 67,224 |
Net income | $ | 82,048 |  |  | $ | 103,281 |  |  | $ | 68,993 |  |  | $ | 193,236 |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | $ | (60 | ) |  | $ | (42 | ) |  | $ | (58 | ) |  | $ | (190 | )
Net income attributable to common stockholders | $ | 81,988 |  |  | $ | 103,239 |  |  | $ | 68,935 |  |  | $ | 193,046 |
Net income attributable to common stockholders per share(2): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic — EPS | $ | 0.44 |  |  | $ | 0.57 |  |  | $ | 0.38 |  |  | $ | 1.07 |
Diluted — EPS | $ | 0.43 |  |  | $ | 0.55 |  |  | $ | 0.37 |  |  | $ | 1.04 |
2017 (3) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ | 777,710 |  |  | $ | 773,242 |  |  | $ | 731,346 |  |  | $ | 812,733 |
Costs and expenses | $ | (600,471 | ) |  | $ | (589,724 | ) |  | $ | (581,570 | ) |  | $ | (600,487 | )
Operating profit | $ | 177,239 |  |  | $ | 183,518 |  |  | $ | 149,776 |  |  | $ | 212,246 |
Operating income | $ | 139,891 |  |  | $ | 143,902 |  |  | $ | 109,351 |  |  | $ | 177,999 |
Income before income taxes(1) | $ | 98,526 |  |  | $ | 101,518 |  |  | $ | 66,578 |  |  | $ | 133,636 |
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes | $ | 76,223 |  |  | $ | (32,956 | ) |  | $ | (10,437 | ) |  | $ | 113,759 |
Net income | $ | 174,749 |  |  | $ | 68,562 |  |  | $ | 56,141 |  |  | $ | 247,395 |
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | $ | (47 | ) |  | $ | (81 | ) |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | (79 | )
Net income attributable to common stockholders | $ | 174,702 |  |  | $ | 68,481 |  |  | $ | 56,164 |  |  | $ | 247,316 |
Net income attributable to common stockholders per share(2): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic — EPS | $ | 0.93 |  |  | $ | 0.37 |  |  | $ | 0.30 |  |  | $ | 1.32 |
Diluted — EPS | $ | 0.91 |  |  | $ | 0.36 |  |  | $ | 0.29 |  |  | $ | 1.29 |
(1) | Includes Gains (losses) on divestitures and impairment charges, net, as described in Note 15.
(2) | Net income per share is computed independently for each of the quarters presented. Therefore, the sum of the quarters’ net income per share may not equal the total computed for the year.
(3) | The results for the year ended December 31, 2017 have not been adjusted for the impact of our adoption of "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" on January 1, 2018.

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