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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
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    In first nine months 2020, the Company had an effective tax rate of (16.8)%. The negative effective tax rate was driven by a net discrete benefit of $18.2 million that primarily relates to the expected amendment of a prior year tax return to utilize a tax asset generated in the current year, as well as the reversal of a tax reserve. This is compared to an effective tax rate of 50.1% based on the statutory federal tax rate net of discrete federal and state taxes during first nine months 2019. During first nine months 2019, the Company recorded discrete net expense of $3.1 million primarily related to both the acquisition of the Research & Innovation unit of Technicolor SA and the extinguishment of long-term debt. The Company believes that outcomes which are reasonably possible within the next 12 months may result in the reduction in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits of $1.0 million, excluding interest and penalties.

    On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the "Tax Reform Act") was signed into law. The Tax Reform Act imposes a 13.125% tax rate on income that qualifies as Foreign Derived Intangible Income ("FDII"). On July 9, 2020, the IRS issued final regulations for FDII. The Company is currently evaluating and will record the impact, if any, as applicable.
    The effective tax rate reported in any given year will continue to be influenced by a variety of factors, including timing differences between the recognition of book and tax revenue, the level of pre-tax income or loss, the foreign vs. domestic classification of the Company’s customers, and any discrete items that may occur. With the FDII regulations being released as final on July 9, 2020, the Company does not believe any proposed or pending regulations will have a significant impact on its tax positions.
    During first nine months 2020 and 2019, the Company paid approximately $17.8 million and $11.5 million, respectively, in foreign source withholding tax. Additionally, as of each of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company included approximately $0.1 million of foreign source withholding tax within its taxes payable and deferred tax asset balances. These amounts are related to receivables from foreign licensees.