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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |  |
U.S. statutory federal income tax rate | 4.00% | 6.00% | 11.00% | 3.00%
Tax benefit related to asset acquisition | $ 3.0 |  | $ 3.0 |
Tax benefit, difference in operating losses and amortization of acquired intangibles | $ (0.4) |  | $ 2.2 |

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