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The amount owed to the reporting entity by counterparties in securitized loan transactions.

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Amount debtor-in-possession financing arranged (but not necessarily all borrowed).

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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