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Impairments and Other Charges (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Impairments and Other Charges |
Schedule of impairments and other charges | ​
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​ | ​ | ​ | Year Ended December 31, | ​
​ |  |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
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Tangible Assets & Equipment: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Provision for retirement of assets | ​ | ​ | $ | 33,205 | ​ | $ | 14,617 | ​ | $ | — | ​
Impairment of long-lived assets | ​ | ​ | ​ | 10,363 | ​ | ​ | 45,570 | ​ | ​ | 6,895 | ​
Subtotal | ​ | ​ | ​ | 43,568 | ​ | ​ | 60,187 | ​ | ​ | 6,895 | ​
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Goodwill & Intangible Assets: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Goodwill impairments | ​ | ​ | ​ | 155,973 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​
Intangible asset impairment | ​ | ​ | ​ | 47,731 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​
Subtotal | ​ | ​ | ​ | 203,704 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​
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Other Charges: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Provision for international activities | ​ | ​ | ​ | 43,220 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​
Severance and transaction-related costs | ​ | ​ | ​ | 11,447 | ​ | ​ | 14,323 | ​ | ​ | 21,628 | ​
Loss (gain) on debt buyback | ​ | ​ | ​ | (11,468) | ​ | ​ | 5,268 | ​ | ​ | 16,013 | ​
Divestiture of International assets | ​ | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 64,668 | ​ | ​ | — | ​
Total | ​ | ​ | $ | 290,471 | ​ | $ | 144,446 | ​ | $ | 44,536 | ​

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