The amount charged through the income statement as part of highly inflationary accounting.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the cost method of accounting.

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Income Tax Examination Minimum Likelihood of Tax Benefits Being Realized Upon Ultimate Settlement

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Initial amount of each individual error being disclosed.

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The amount that will be recognized through the income statement (as well as the impact on the other financial statements) as part of highly inflationary accounting.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Foreign exchange rate used to remeasure amounts denominated in a currency other than functional currency into functional currency.

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Amount of loss from the write-down of an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of capitalized costs of molds, dies, and other tools that will be used in producing products under a long-term supply arrangement.

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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Amount of each individual error being corrected in the correcting adjustment.

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Amount to be collected within one year of the balance sheet date (or one operating cycle, if longer) from customers in accordance with the contractual provisions of long-term contracts or programs including amounts billed and unbilled as of the balance sheet date.

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The aggregate costs incurred (1) in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or (2) to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process whether intended for sale or the entity's use, during the reporting period charged to research and development projects, including the costs of developing computer software up to the point in time of achieving technological feasibility, and costs allocated in accounting for a business combination to in-process projects deemed to have no alternative future use.

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Amount Recognized in Income Due to Inflationary Accounting			6,000,000	5,000,000
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