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The change in deferred income tax valuation allowance due to the amount credited to the income tax provision (i.e. deduction from reserve) during the period.

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The impact on the valuation allowance as a result of the application of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

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The currency translation adjustment impact on the valuation allowance.

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Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84230637&loc=d3e32537-109319

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