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Represents the amount of royalty fee under the franchise agreement expressed as a percentage of hotel room revenue.

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Represents the term of franchise agreements.

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The aggregate costs related to goods produced and sold and services rendered by an entity during the reporting period. This excludes costs incurred during the reporting period related to financial services rendered and other revenue generating activities.

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-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
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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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