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Acquisition Level 3 (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
Business Combinations [Abstract] |
Gains (Losses) on Divestitures and Impairment Charges [Table Text Block] |
| Three months ended March 31, |  |
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  |  |  |
| (In thousands)
Gains on divestitures, net | $ | 1,326 |  |  | $ | 7,629 |  |  |  |  |
Impairment losses | (60) |  |  | (3,084) |  |  |  |  |
Gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net | $ | 1,266 |  |  | $ | 4,545 |  |  |  |  |

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