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Extended term of the agreement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of Litigation settlement, waiver of penalty

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Represents the number of workstreams.

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The original term of the agreement.

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The value represents the received tax bills.

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Indicates (true false) whether practical expedient is elected to account for lease component and nonlease component as single lease component.

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Term of lessee's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of litigation expense, including but not limited to legal, forensic, accounting, and investigative fees.

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Amount of loss contingency liability.

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The amount of loss pertaining to the specified contingency that was charged against earnings in the period, including the effects of revisions in previously reported estimates.

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from operating lease.

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Amount of lessee's right to use underlying asset under operating lease.

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