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Amount of income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations attributable to an adjustment of a deferred tax liability or asset for enacted changes in tax laws or rates or a change in the tax status of the entity.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 9
-Subparagraph (g)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84230637&loc=d3e32639-109319

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The impact in the period on the US net deferred tax assets under the Tax Act resulting from IRS audit changes and tax return adjustments.

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Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations related to discrete impacts of changes in U.S. tax law.

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Amount of other income tax expense (benefit) associated with enacted changes to the U.S. tax law following passage and signing of H.R. 1, "An Act to Provide for Reconciliation Pursuant to Titles II and V of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018". A one-time repatriation tax on deferred foreign income.

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The total provision impact from the enactment of the Tax Act in the period before recognizing th impact on the net deferred tax assets from IRS audit changes and ax return adjusments.

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Income Taxes (Net Discrete Impact of Tax Act) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018
Income Taxes
Transition Tax	$ 7,589	$ 3,671	$ 14,778		$ 13,580
Impact on U.S. deferred tax assets and liabilities					(16,038)
Net changes in deferred tax liability associated with anticipated repatriation taxes					8,121
Total provision impact of the enactment of the Tax Act				$ 5,663
Impact on the US net deferred tax assets from IS audit changes and tax return adjustments		5,197
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Related to Discrete Impacts in Tax Law		$ 3,671	$ 14,778		$ 10,860