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Hearld Value- Increase in Amortizable Tax Basis- Amount of increase in basis to be amortized for income tax purposes as a result of redeeming the remaining noncontrolling interest.

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Herald Settlement, Fair Value- the fair value of the settlement of the contingency

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Herald Settlement, Shares Issued- number of shares issued in the settlement of the Herald contingency

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Herald Value- Present Value

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Herald Value Redemption- Liability Effect- impact on liabilities as a result of the Redemption Agreement, as defined within the document.

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Heral Value Liability- Liability Input - Input used in the determination of the liability for the Herald Value, expressed as a percentage of fair value.

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Noncontrolling Interest Redeemed PDLLC, Percent Redeemed- Represents the percentage of noncontrolling interest of PDLLC redeemed during the period.

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Redemption Agreement- Comprehensive Income Effect- impact of the Redemption Agreement on comprehensive income.

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Redemption Agreement- Equity Effect- impact on equity of the Redemption Agreement.

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Amount of contractual obligation, including but not limited to, long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations, purchase obligations, and other commitments.

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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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This element represents a certain statement of financial position liability caption which represents a class of liabilities, or which may include an individual liability, measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

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-Subparagraph a

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.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

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 820

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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