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Represents the amount of initial consideration payable to acquire the entity.

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Represents the percentage of additional consideration that can be paid in shares to acquire the entity.

No definition available.

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Represents the percentage of initial consideration that can be paid in shares to acquire the entity.

No definition available.

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Represents the period from closing date over which the purchase price of acquisition is to be settled.

No definition available.

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Represents the number of consecutive twelve-month periods considered for meeting targeted levels of adjusted EBITA of acquiree for payment of additional consideration.

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Represents the number of months for each consecutive period considered for meeting targeted levels of adjusted EBITA of acquiree for payment of additional consideration.

No definition available.

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The total cost of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities, fair value of debt and equity securities issued to shareholders of acquired entities, the fair value of the liabilities assumed, and direct costs of the acquisition.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141

-Paragraph 51

-Subparagraph d

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.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.