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SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]  
SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
Schedule II-Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
 
Balance at
Beginning of
Year
 
Net Increase (Decrease) to Expense (1)
 
Acquisitions
and Other
 
Balance at End
of Year
 
(in thousands)
TAX VALUATION ALLOWANCE:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year ended December 31, 2019
216,468

 
(10,074
)
 

 
206,394

Year ended December 31, 2018 (2)
238,703

 
(7,727
)
 
(14,508
)
 
216,468

Year ended December 31, 2017
220,611

 
10,477

 
7,615

 
238,703

(1)
The amount charged to expense related to the income tax valuation allowance for the year ended December 31, 2017 reflects a $46.5 million expense from discontinued operations, partially offset by a $36.1 million benefit from continuing operations. The $46.5 million discontinued operations expense reflects the valuation allowance recognized against loss carryforwards relating to tax losses on the stock of subsidiaries that were divested in 2017.
(2)
During the year ended December 31, 2019, we updated our net operating losses to remove deferred tax assets that could never be utilized due to IRC Section 382 limitations. The amount of Net Increase (Decrease) to Expense, Acquisitions and Other and Balance at End of Year for the year ended December 31, 2018 have been updated from $3.8 million, $14.5 million and $228.0 million previously reported to reflect that change.