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Impairments and Other Charges (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Impairments and Other Charges |
Schedule of impairments and other charges | ​
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​ | ​ | Three Months Ended | ​ | Nine Months Ended | ​
​ | ​ | September 30, | ​ | September 30, | ​
​ |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |
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Goodwill & Intangible Assets: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Goodwill impairments | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 93,634 | ​ | ​ | — | ​
Intangible asset impairment | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 5,235 | ​ | ​ | — | ​
Subtotal | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 98,869 | ​ | ​ | — | ​
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Other Charges: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Divestiture of International assets | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 63,726 | ​
Severance and transaction related costs | ​ | ​ | 2,911 | ​ | ​ | 1,753 | ​ | ​ | 5,386 | ​ | ​ | 12,526 | ​
Tangible asset impairments | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 1,541 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 3,706 | ​
Loss (gain) on early extinguishment of debt | ​ | ​ | 718 | ​ | ​ | 10,476 | ​ | ​ | 1,752 | ​ | ​ | 10,476 | ​
Total | ​ | $ | 3,629 | ​ | $ | 13,770 | ​ | $ | 106,007 | ​ | $ | 90,434 | ​

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