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Threshold period for payment deferrals of lessor operating, direct financing, and sales-type leases negatively impacted by COVID, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact for one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of excess use and damage fee payments from operating, direct financing, and sales-type leases, excluding amount included in measurement of lease receivable.

No definition available.

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Percentage of the lessor operating lease portfolio that was granted relief due to the negative effects of COVID.

No definition available.

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Indicates (true false) whether practical expedient is elected to account for lease component and nonlease component as single lease component.

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Indicates (true false) whether lessee has option to purchase underlying asset for direct financing lease.

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Indicates (true false) whether lessor has option to extend direct financing lease.

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Indicates (true false) whether lessor has option to terminate direct financing lease.

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Indicates (true false) whether accounting policy was elected to exclude from measurement of lease revenue and associated tax expense tax assessed by governmental authority that was both imposed on and concurrent with specific lease transaction, and collected by lessor.

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Indicates (true false) whether lessee has option to purchase underlying asset for operating lease.

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Indicates (true false) whether lessor has option to extend operating lease.

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Indicates (true false) whether lessor has option to terminate operating lease.

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Indicates (true false) whether lessor has option to terminate sales-type lease.

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