.form-control:focus {
    outline: 0 !important;
    border-color: initial;
    box-shadow: none;
}

.autocomplete {
    /*the container must be positioned relative:*/
    position: relative;
    /*display: inline-block;*/
    display: flex;
}

input {
    border: 1px solid transparent;
    background-color: #ebebeb;
    padding: 10px;
    font-size: 16px;
}

    input[type=text] {
        background-color: #ebebeb;
        /*width: 100%;*/ /* CM Removed as being used by every input on the site, not just the search module*/
        /*width:300px;*/
    }

    /*CM Put into skin.css */
    /*input[type=submit] {
        background:url(/Portals/0/Icon-Search.png) no-repeat center;
		background-color:#ebebeb;
		color: inherit;
		border: none;
		padding: 0;
		font: inherit;
		cursor: pointer;
		outline: inherit;
		width: 40px;
    }*/

    input:focus::placeholder {
        color: transparent;
    }

.autocomplete-items {
    position: absolute;
    border: 1px solid #d4d4d4;
    border-bottom: none;
    border-top: none;
    z-index: 99;
    /*position the autocomplete items to be the same width as the container:*/
    top: 100%;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
}

    .autocomplete-items div {
        padding: 10px;
        cursor: pointer;
        background-color: #fff;
        border-bottom: 1px solid #d4d4d4;
    }

        .autocomplete-items div:hover {
            /*when hovering an item:*/
            background-color: #e9e9e9;
        }

.autocomplete-active {
    /*when navigating through the items using the arrow keys:*/
    background-color: DodgerBlue !important;
    color: #ffffff;
}