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Amount of income tax expense (benefit) for remeasurement of deferred tax liability from change in tax rate pursuant to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

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Amount of income tax expense (benefit) for remeasurement of deferred tax asset from change in tax rate and amount of reasonable estimate for income tax expense (benefit) from transition tax on accumulated earnings deemed repatriated pursuant to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 for which accounting for tax effect is incomplete.

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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible domestic operating loss carryforwards. Excludes state and local operating loss carryforwards.

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Amount accrued for interest on an underpayment of income taxes and penalties related to a tax position claimed or expected to be claimed in the tax return.

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Amount of expense for interest on an underpayment of income taxes and penalties related to a tax position claimed or expected to be claimed in the tax return.