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Guarantee by the parent company of interest and principal due under debt obligations issued by consolidated subsidiary companies through the use if letters of credit.

No definition available.

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- Details

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The amount of payment guarantees to which a parent commits on behalf of its subsidiaries, such guarantees being secured by letters of credit.

No definition available.

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The aggregate amount of payments due in the fourth and fifth year after the balance sheet date to reduce an unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation

No definition available.

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The aggregate amount of payments due in the second and third year after the balance sheet date to reduce an unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation

No definition available.

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Rental expense incurred for leased assets including furniture and equipment which has not been recognized in costs and expenses applicable to sales and revenues; for example, cost of goods sold or other operating costs and expenses.

No definition available.

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The remaining amount of the fixed and determinable portion of an unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation to be paid within one year of the balance sheet date.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 47

-Paragraph 7

-Subparagraph b

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.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

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 440

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 4

-Subparagraph (b)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394976&loc=d3e25336-109308

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The amount of the fixed and determinable portion of an unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation as of the balance sheet date.

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The remaining amount of the fixed and determinable portion of an unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation to be paid after five years from the balance sheet date.

No definition available.