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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2019 | Mar. 04, 2019
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |
Non-cash tax impact from the re-measurement of net deferred tax liabilities | $ 2.8 |
Clairvest Group Inc. |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |
Deferred tax liability |  | $ 109.6

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