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Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract] |
Schedule of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the Consolidated Balance Sheets, as well as the December 31, 2016 balance. The December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 balances sum to the amounts shown in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017:
For the year ended December 31, |  | 2018 | 2017 | 2016
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 388,490 |  | $ | 320,567 |  | $ | 295,785 |
Restricted cash |  | 201,300 |  | 212,215 |  | 178,552 |
Total Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash shown in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |  | $ | 589,790 |  | $ | 532,782 |  | $ | 474,337 |

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