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Income Taxes (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Income Taxes |
Schedule of loss before income taxes and income tax benefit | ​
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​ | ​ | Three months ended June 30, | ​ | Six months ended June 30, |
​ |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |
​ | ​ | (in thousands) |
Loss before income taxes | ​ | $ | (15,420) | ​ | $ | (265,659) | ​ | $ | (33,759) | ​ | $ | (281,716) | ​
Income tax expense (benefit) |  | $ | 145 |  | $ | (28,025) | ​ | $ | 336 |  | $ | (28,255) | ​

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