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Repayments of convertible debt, including premium on conversion											90,438
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Adjustments to additional paid in capital, income tax benefit from premium paid on convertible debt redemption											3,718
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Deferred Tax Assets, Noncurrent, Operating Loss Carryforwards, Reduction for Convertible Notes Redemption											15,252
Reduction in short-term deferred tax liabilities											$ 15,252
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price													$ 28.31
Trading Days Used To Compute Average Closing Price of Stock for Dilutive Effect Comparison				30D
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