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Income Taxes

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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes

The Company recognized an income tax benefit of $2.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and income tax expense of $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The expense recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was a result of interest on an unpaid tax liability related to the 2017 tax year and state taxes.   The discrete benefit recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was a result of a current year tax law change and the ability of the Company to now carry back certain losses.  On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act").  The CARES Act provided both stimulus measures and a number of business tax provisions.  The tax provisions included temporary changes regarding the utilization and five year carry back of losses generated in 2018, 2019 and 2020, temporary changes regarding interest deductions, technical corrections from prior tax legislation related to qualified improvement property, and various other measures.  As of March 31, 2020, the Company intended to file (and subsequently filed in April 2020) a refund claim with the Internal Revenue Service related to its 2017 tax liability by carrying back losses not previously claimed.  Accordingly, the Company has recognized a discrete tax benefit of $2.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020.