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Amount of loss contingency liability.

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

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Impact of loss contingency on the amount of net income (loss) for the period available to each share of common stock or common unit outstanding during the reporting period and to each share or unit that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares or units for all dilutive potential common shares or units outstanding during the reporting period.

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