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Income Taxes - Schedule of (Loss) Income Before Provision for Income Taxes by Geographical Area (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Distribution of income (loss) before provision for income taxes
(Loss) Gain before (benefit) provision for income taxes	$ (197,056)	$ (126,967)	$ (143,274)
Ireland
Distribution of income (loss) before provision for income taxes
(Loss) Gain before (benefit) provision for income taxes	(141,869)	(180,195)	(172,363)
U.S.
Distribution of income (loss) before provision for income taxes
(Loss) Gain before (benefit) provision for income taxes	(55,102)	53,287	2,414
Rest of world
Distribution of income (loss) before provision for income taxes
(Loss) Gain before (benefit) provision for income taxes	$ (85)	$ (59)	$ 26,675

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Amount of income (loss) from continuing operations before deduction of income tax expense (benefit) and income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest, and addition of income (loss) from equity method investments.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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