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Represents the denominator for the ratio of consolidated adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization to interest expense necessary to be maintained under the terms of the credit facilities' covenants.

No definition available.

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Represents the numerator for the ratio of consolidated adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization to interest expense necessary to be maintained under the terms of the credit facilities' covenants.

No definition available.

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Represents the denominator for the ratio of consolidated total debt to consolidated adjusted earnings before, interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization allowed under the terms of the credit facilities' covenants.

No definition available.

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Represents the numerator for the ratio of consolidated total debt to consolidated adjusted earnings before, interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization allowed under the terms of the credit facilities' covenants.

No definition available.

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Represents the percentage of principal amount to be repaid, which is considered for calculating the price for the prepayment of debt.

No definition available.

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Represents the period for sending a written notice to the holders of debt in case of prepayment of the debt.

No definition available.

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Represents the prepayment of debt expressed as a percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the debt to be repaid.

No definition available.

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Represents the number of consecutive fiscal quarters considered for maintenance of the interest coverage ratio.

No definition available.

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Represents the priority debt of the entity expressed as a percentage of the consolidated net worth of the entity.

No definition available.

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The stated principal amount of the debt instrument at time of issuance, which may vary from the carrying amount because of unamortized premium or discount.

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-Publisher AICPA

-Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB)

-Number 21

-Paragraph 16, 20

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 835

-SubTopic 30

-Section 45

-Paragraph 2

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 835

-SubTopic 30

-Section 55

-Paragraph 8

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Interest rate stated in the contractual debt agreement.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682