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As a condition of being released as a guarantor, the combined net worth of guarantor subsidiaries released from their guarantees can not be greater than this percent of the Registrants consolidated net worth, when release is performed to cure a default.

No definition available.

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No definition available.

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As a condition of being released as a guarantor, the net worth of a guarantor subsidiary can not be greater than this percent of the Registrants consolidated net worth.

No definition available.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

No definition available.