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Other Income, Net
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Other Income, Net [Abstract]  
Other Income, Net 10.     Other Income, Net

On May 31, 2017, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Merrill Lynch”), as successor in interest to Banc of America Securities LLC and Bank of America, N.A. (collectively “BofA”), to resolve the pending litigation between the Company and Merrill Lynch. The litigation, which was filed by the Company in 2011, related to the Company’s purchase of certain auction-rate securities from BofA.

On June 6, 2017, the Company received the $37.0 million cash settlement payment agreed to in the settlement agreement, and the pending litigation was dismissed with prejudice. Neither party made any admission of liability or wrongdoing, and the settlement agreement includes mutual releases of all claims and liabilities related to the subject matter of the pending litigation.

The Company recognized the settlement as a gain and reported it as a component of other income, net in its Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2017.