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The amount of subsidy expected to be received in Year 5.

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The amount of subsidy expected to be received in Year 4.

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The amount of the subsidy expected to be received in Year 1.

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The amount of subsidy expected to be received in Year 3.

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The amount of subsidy expected to be received in Year 2.

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Amount of benefits expected to be paid in the five fiscal years after the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year from a defined benefit plan.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (f)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28361610&loc=d3e1928-114920

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Amount of benefits expected to be paid in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year from a defined benefit plan.

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Amount of benefits expected to be paid in the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year from a defined benefit plan.

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Amount of benefits expected to be paid in the fourth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year from a defined benefit plan.

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Amount of benefits expected to be paid in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year from a defined benefit plan.

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Amount of benefits expected to be paid in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year from a defined benefit plan.