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The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of long-lived assets related to store operations over the assets' useful lives.

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Maximum group health annual limit for certain cases under self-insured program.

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Lifetime policy limit for group health plan.

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Annual policy limit for group health plan.

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The maximum useful life for the company's leases.

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Minimum percentage used to determine likelihood of success of a tax position taken in a tax return in the financial statements when it is more likely than not (i.e., a likelihood of more than fifty percent) that the position would be sustained (or not sustained) upon examination by tax authorities.

No definition available.

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The number of weeks in the specified fiscal year.

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The number of weeks in the fourth quarter of the specified fiscal year.

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The number of weeks in the fourth quarter of the specified fiscal year.

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Percentage of retail inventories valued using the retail inventory method during the period.

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Threshold amount at which the company has purchased general liability insurance protection to cover any claims.

No definition available.

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Threshold amount at which the company has purchased insurance protection to cover any claims.

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Threshold amount at which the company has purchased insurance protection to cover any claims.

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Threshold amount at which the company has purchased insurance protection to cover any claims.

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Amount charged to advertising expense for the period, which are expenses incurred with the objective of increasing revenue for a specified brand, product or product line.

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The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation.

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The percentage of weighted average cost inventory present at the reporting date when inventory is valued using different valuation methods.

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

No definition available.