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Other Assets | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Other Assets, Noncurrent [Abstract] |
Other Assets | Other Assets: Other assets consist of the following at December 31, 2018 and 2017 (in thousands):
| December 31,
| 2018 |  | 2017
Deferred income taxes(a) | $ | 17,029 |  |  | $ | 25,108 |
Assets related to unrecognized tax benefits(a) | 12,984 |  |  | 14,601 |
Other(b) | 50,122 |  |  | 34,455 |
Total | $ | 80,135 |  |  | $ | 74,164 |
(a) | See Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” and Note 20, “Income Taxes.”
(b) | As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, a $28.7 million reserve was recorded against a note receivable on one of our European entities no longer deemed probable of collection.

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