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Minimum percentage applicable to performance based restricted stock units awarded based on the level of achievement of specified conditions at the vesting date.

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The number of outstanding performance share units that could be awarded based on performance as of the end of the reporting period.

No definition available.

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Performance-based restricted stock units granted during the period.

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Percentage applicable to performance based restricted stock units awarded based on the threshold level of achievement of specified conditions at end of period.

No definition available.

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The number of outstanding performance share units at the threshold award level as of the end of the reporting period.

No definition available.

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Stock Price Based Restricted Stock Unit Awards, Granted During Period, Number

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Stock Price Based Restricted Stock Unit Awards, Outstanding At Period End

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Stock Price Based Restricted Stock Unit Awards, Outstanding At Period End, Market Condition Met

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (a)(1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901