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Debt - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Sep. 30, 2014
quarter
Oct. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2014
Feb. 25, 2011
Dec. 31, 2011
Feb. 04, 2013
Oct. 08, 2010
Oct. 19, 2010
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                      
Repayments of Long-term Debt $ 1,264,086,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt $ 4,800,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt $ 216,037,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt                
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 4.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1                    
LIBOR Rate Floor 1.50%din_LiborRateFloor                    
Base Rate Floor 2.50%din_BaseRateFloor                    
Federal Funds Rate Additional Margin 0.50%din_FederalFundsRateAdditionalMargin                    
One Month LIBOR Rate Floor 1.50%din_OneMonthLiborRateFloor                    
One Month LIBOR Rate Additional Margin 1.00%din_OneMonthLiborRateAdditionalMargin                    
One Month LIBOR Rate Additional Margin Uplift 3.50%din_OneMonthLiborRateAdditionalMarginUplift                    
Upfront Fee on Debt, Percent 1.00%din_UpfrontFeeOnDebtPercent                    
Debt modification costs 0din_DebtModificationExpenseCredit 1,296,000din_DebtModificationExpenseCredit 0din_DebtModificationExpenseCredit                
Series 2014-1, Class A-2 4.227% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                      
Debt Instrument, Face Amount       1,300,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Senior note interest rate 4.227%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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    4.277%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Debt Instrument, Restrictive Covenant, Number of Quarters Used in Leverage Ratio Calculation       4din_DebtInstrumentRestrictiveCovenantNumberofQuartersUsedinLeverageRatioCalculation
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Deferred Finance Costs, Net 23,500,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNet
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    24,300,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNet
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Amortization of Financing Costs 800,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
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Debt Service Coverage Ratio 4.9din_DebtServiceCoverageRatio
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Series 2014-1, Class A-2 4.227% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes | Forecast                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                      
Debt Instrument, Additional Interest on Fixed Rate         5.00%din_DebtInstrumentAdditionalInterestonFixedRate
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Series 2014-1 Variable Funding Senior Notes Class A-1                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                      
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity       100,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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        4.45%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
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Line of Credit Facility, Increase (Decrease) in Borrowing Capacity Through the Period           9,600,000din_LineofCreditFacilityIncreaseDecreaseinBorrowingCapacityThroughthePeriod
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Series 2014-1 Variable Funding Senior Notes Class A-1 | Maximum                      
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Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage 1.00%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]                      
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage 0.50%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage
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Senior Secured Credit Facility, due Oct 2017                      
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        150,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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      250,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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Secured credit facility interest rate 3.75%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateAtPeriodEnd
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4.25%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateAtPeriodEnd
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Senior Secured Credit Facility 0din_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityDue
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467,200,000din_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityDue
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      0din_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityDue
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Mandatory Prepayment of Debt, Percent per Quarter 0.25%din_MandatoryPrepaymentOfDebtPercentPerQuarter
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Mandatory Prepayment of Debt, Percent per Annum 1.00%din_MandatoryPrepaymentOfDebtPercentPerAnnum
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Amended Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                      
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Payments of Debt Restructuring Costs             12,300,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtRestructuringCosts
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Payments of Debt Restructuring Costs, Recorded as Additional Discount on Debt             7,400,000din_PaymentsOfDebtRestructuringCostsRecordedAsAdditionalDiscountOnDebt
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Payments of Debt Restructuring Costs, Recorded as Deferred Financing Costs             800,000din_PaymentsOfDebtRestructuringCostsRecordedAsDeferredFinancingCosts
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Debt modification costs               4,000,000din_DebtModificationExpenseCredit
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Deferred Finance Costs, Net             800,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNet
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Amended Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility | Maximum                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                      
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity             75,000,000.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate             4.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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LIBOR Rate Floor             1.50%din_LiborRateFloor
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Base Rate Floor             2.50%din_BaseRateFloor
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Amended Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility | Minimum                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                      
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity             50,000,000.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate             3.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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LIBOR Rate Floor             1.25%din_LiborRateFloor
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Base Rate Floor             2.25%din_BaseRateFloor
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Second Amended Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                      
Ratio of Indebtedness to Net Capital 5.75us-gaap_RatioOfIndebtednessToNetCapital1
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Percent of Excess Cash Flow Required For Mandatory Prepayment, Annual Mininum 50.00%din_PercentOfExcessCashFlowRequiredForMandatoryPrepaymentAnnualMininum
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Second Amended Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility | Maximum                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                      
Federal Funds Rate Additional Margin                 3.50%din_FederalFundsRateAdditionalMargin
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One Month LIBOR Rate Additional Margin                 4.50%din_OneMonthLiborRateAdditionalMargin
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Upfront Fee on Debt, Percent                 0.75%din_UpfrontFeeOnDebtPercent
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Second Amended Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility | Minimum                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                      
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate                 2.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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LIBOR Rate Floor                 1.00%din_LiborRateFloor
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Base Rate Floor                 2.00%din_BaseRateFloor
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Federal Funds Rate Additional Margin                 1.75%din_FederalFundsRateAdditionalMargin
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One Month LIBOR Rate Additional Margin                 2.75%din_OneMonthLiborRateAdditionalMargin
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Ten Year United States Treasury Bill Rate | Series 2014-1, Class A-2 4.227% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes | Forecast                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                      
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate         2.15%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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Commercial Paper Funding Rate | Series 2014-1 Variable Funding Senior Notes Class A-1                      
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Debt Service Coverage Ratio, Event Trigger Threshold 1.75din_DebtServiceCoverageRatioEventTriggerThreshold
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]                      
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Percent of Excess Cash Flow Required For Mandatory Prepayment, Annual Mininum 25.00%din_PercentOfExcessCashFlowRequiredForMandatoryPrepaymentAnnualMininum
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/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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        25.00%din_PercentOfExcessCashFlowRequiredForMandatoryPrepaymentAnnualMininum
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/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
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Second Trigger | Series 2014-1, Class A-2 4.227% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                      
Debt Service Coverage Ratio, Event Trigger Threshold 1.5din_DebtServiceCoverageRatioEventTriggerThreshold
/ din_DebtCovenantTriggerAxis
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/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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Debt Instrument, Restrictive Covenant, Restriction on Net Cash Flow 100.00%din_DebtInstrumentRestrictiveCovenantRestrictiononNetCashFlow
/ din_DebtCovenantTriggerAxis
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/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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Second Trigger | Second Amended Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                      
Ratio of Indebtedness to Net Capital 5.25us-gaap_RatioOfIndebtednessToNetCapital1
/ din_DebtCovenantTriggerAxis
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/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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        5.25us-gaap_RatioOfIndebtednessToNetCapital1
/ din_DebtCovenantTriggerAxis
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    5.25us-gaap_RatioOfIndebtednessToNetCapital1
/ din_DebtCovenantTriggerAxis
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Percent of Excess Cash Flow Required For Mandatory Prepayment, Annual Mininum 0.00%din_PercentOfExcessCashFlowRequiredForMandatoryPrepaymentAnnualMininum
/ din_DebtCovenantTriggerAxis
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/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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        0.00%din_PercentOfExcessCashFlowRequiredForMandatoryPrepaymentAnnualMininum
/ din_DebtCovenantTriggerAxis
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/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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    0.00%din_PercentOfExcessCashFlowRequiredForMandatoryPrepaymentAnnualMininum
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/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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Third Trigger | Series 2014-1, Class A-2 4.227% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                      
Debt Service Coverage Ratio, Event Trigger Threshold 1.3din_DebtServiceCoverageRatioEventTriggerThreshold
/ din_DebtCovenantTriggerAxis
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/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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Debt Instrument, Covenant Violation Description Rapid Amortization                    
Fourth Trigger | Series 2014-1, Class A-2 4.227% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                      
Debt Service Coverage Ratio, Event Trigger Threshold 1.2din_DebtServiceCoverageRatioEventTriggerThreshold
/ din_DebtCovenantTriggerAxis
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/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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Debt Instrument, Covenant Violation Description Manager Termination                    
Fifth Trigger | Series 2014-1, Class A-2 4.227% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                      
Debt Service Coverage Ratio, Event Trigger Threshold 1.1din_DebtServiceCoverageRatioEventTriggerThreshold
/ din_DebtCovenantTriggerAxis
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/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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Debt Instrument, Covenant Violation Description Default                    
Term Loan | Senior Secured Credit Facility, due Oct 2017                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                      
Debt Instrument, Face Amount                   900,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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Revolving Credit Facility                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                      
Percent of Excess Cash Flow Required For Mandatory Prepayment, Annual Mininum                     50.00%din_PercentOfExcessCashFlowRequiredForMandatoryPrepaymentAnnualMininum
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Revolving Credit Facility | Maximum                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                      
Ratio of Indebtedness to Net Capital                     5.75us-gaap_RatioOfIndebtednessToNetCapital1
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
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/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
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Revolving Credit Facility | Senior Secured Credit Facility, due Oct 2017                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                      
Debt Instrument, Face Amount                   50,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
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/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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Revolving Credit Facility | First Trigger                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                      
Percent of Excess Cash Flow Required For Mandatory Prepayment, Annual Mininum                     75.00%din_PercentOfExcessCashFlowRequiredForMandatoryPrepaymentAnnualMininum
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
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/ din_DebtCovenantTriggerAxis
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Revolving Credit Facility | First Trigger | Maximum                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                      
Ratio of Indebtedness to Net Capital                     5.75us-gaap_RatioOfIndebtednessToNetCapital1
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
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/ din_DebtCovenantTriggerAxis
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/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
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Revolving Credit Facility | First Trigger | Minimum                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                      
Ratio of Indebtedness to Net Capital                     5.25us-gaap_RatioOfIndebtednessToNetCapital1
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
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/ din_DebtCovenantTriggerAxis
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/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
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Revolving Credit Facility | Second Trigger                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                      
Percent of Excess Cash Flow Required For Mandatory Prepayment, Annual Mininum                     100.00%din_PercentOfExcessCashFlowRequiredForMandatoryPrepaymentAnnualMininum
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
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/ din_DebtCovenantTriggerAxis
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Revolving Credit Facility | Second Trigger | Minimum                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                      
Ratio of Indebtedness to Net Capital                     5.25us-gaap_RatioOfIndebtednessToNetCapital1
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/ din_DebtCovenantTriggerAxis
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/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
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Letter of Credit | Senior Secured Credit Facility, due Oct 2017                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                      
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity                   $ 50,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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