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Minimum rate of return guaranteed by the third-party insurance provider on the non-mandatory withdrawal portion of the fund, as defined by Swiss law.

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The percentage receivable by the entity of any return on plan assets greater than the minimum guaranteed by the third-party insurance provider.

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The percentage of any return on plan assets greater than the minimum guaranteed that would be retained by the third-party insurance provider.

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Fair value of assets that have been segregated and restricted to provide pension or postretirement benefits. Assets include, but are not limited to, stocks, bonds, other investments, earnings from investments, and contributions by the employer and employees.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
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- References

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Percentage of target investment allocation to total plan assets. Includes, but is not limited to, percentage on weighted-average basis if more than one plan.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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