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INCOME TAXES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES INCOME TAXES
Uncertainties in Income Taxes

The Company recognizes the impact of a tax position in the interim consolidated financial statements if that position is more likely than not of being sustained on audit based on the technical merits of the position.

Final settlement and resolution of tax matters in various jurisdictions during the three months ended September 30, 2019 included approximately $4.5 million of previously recorded unrecognized tax benefits.

It is reasonably possible that certain amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase or decrease within 12 months of the reporting date of the Company’s quarterly consolidated financial statements. Final settlement and resolution of outstanding tax matters in various jurisdictions during the next 12 months are not expected to be significant.

Other Tax Matters

During the three months ended September 30, 2019, the Company recorded tax benefit of $5.0 million related to valuation allowances.

During the three months ended September 30, 2018, the Company recorded the following discrete tax items, $0.3 million of excess tax benefit related to employee share-based compensation, $0.2 million related to enacted statutory rate changes and $0.6 million of tax expense for other discrete tax matters. In addition, the Company also recorded a $2.2 million tax expense as a discrete item related to the gain on sale of marketable securities.
The Company recorded a $50.4 million tax benefit as a discrete item related to the indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment charge, $1.1 million for the fixed asset impairment charge, and $3.3 million related to tax-deductible goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.