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The first amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal represented as a percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the debt outstanding as of a certain date as specified per the debt agreement.

No definition available.

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The third amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal represented as a percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the debt outstanding as of a certain date as specified per the debt agreement.

No definition available.

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The second amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal represented as a percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the debt outstanding as of a certain date as specified per the debt agreement.

No definition available.

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Amount of fee, expressed as a percentage, for the unused borrowing capacity under the debt instrument that is available to the entity.

No definition available.

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Amount represents (1) the difference between the fair value of the payments made and the carrying amount of the debt at the time of its early retirement and/or (2) the write-off of deferred financing fees associated with the modification or early extinguishment of debt.

No definition available.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

No definition available.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Amount of unused borrowing capacity under the long-term financing arrangement that is available to the entity as of the balance sheet date.

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The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.

No definition available.

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