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Outstanding principal amount of Senior Notes due 2018 at the parent company level

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Outstanding principal amount of Senior Notes due 2024 at the parent company level

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Outstanding principal amount of Senior Notes at the subsidiary level.

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Net amount of current deferred finance costs capitalized at the end of the reporting period.

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The amount of debt and related accrued interest included in liabilities subject to compromise.

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Current portion of the total carrying amount as of the balance sheet date due within one year or the operating cycle, if longer, on all notes payable to banks paid on an installment with long term maturities. This can include the amount of any loans from the applicant firm. This does not, however, include any mortgage balances.

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Aggregate carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of noncurrent obligations not separately disclosed in the balance sheet. Noncurrent liabilities are expected to be paid after one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer).

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