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Options to purchase shares committed to tender in a business acquisition.

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Aggregate percentage of equity interests acquired in a business combination at the acquisition date and acquired after the acquisition date in the period.

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Represents the pro forma acquisition accounting adjustment for amortization expense for the pro forma period.

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Shares of acquiree purchased in a business acquisition.

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Shares committed to tender in a business acquisition.

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Percentage of additional equity interests acquired after the acquisition date in a business combination.

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Business Combination, Change In Control Obligation Expenses

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Gross consideration transferred for equity interests acquired in a business combination at the acquisition date and after the acquisition date during the period.

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Net consideration transferred for equity interests acquired in a business combination at the acquisition date and after the acquisition date during the period.

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Share options of acquiree held by noncontrolling interests at the acquisition date.

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Shares of acquiree held by noncontrolling interests at the acquisition date.

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Proceeds from the exercise of acquiree share options in a business combination.

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Consideration transferred for equity interests acquired in a business combination after the acquisition date during the period.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks paid or offered to be paid in a business combination.

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For receivables acquired in a business combination, excluding certain loans and debt securities acquired in a transfer (as defined), this element represents the best estimate at the acquisition date of the contractual cash flows not expected to be collected, by major class of receivable, such as loans, direct finance leases (as defined), and any other class of receivables.

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For receivables acquired in a business combination, excluding certain loans and debt securities acquired in a transfer (as defined), this element represents the gross contractual amounts receivable, by major class of receivable, such as loans, direct finance leases (as defined), and any other class of receivables.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Remaining amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The cash outflow associated with the purchase of noncontrolling interest during the period.

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