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Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis, Term

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Effective weighted average interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

No definition available.

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Floor rate on borrowings such as an interest rate floor or collar.

No definition available.

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Weighted average amount borrowed under the debt instruments during the period.

No definition available.

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Reflects the calculation as of the balance sheet date of the average interest rate weighted by the amount of debt outstanding by type or by instrument at that time.

No definition available.

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Represents the line of credit facility commitment fee percentage on outstanding lines of credit.

No definition available.

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Represents the number of securities pledged.

No definition available.

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Represents the percentage of appraised value of the real estate under maximum borrowing facility under option 1.

No definition available.

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Represents the percentage of cash held, if any, in the pledged account under the maximum borrowing facility under option one.

No definition available.

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Represents the percentage of cash held, if any, in the pledged account under the maximum borrowing facility under option two.

No definition available.

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Represents the percentage of market value of securities pledged under maximum borrowing facility under option 1.

No definition available.

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Represents the percentage of market value of securities pledged under maximum borrowing facility under option 2.

No definition available.

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Floor rate on prime borrowings such as an interest rate floor or collar.

No definition available.

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The percentage points added to the reference prime rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

No definition available.

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Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of all debt, including all short-term borrowings, long-term debt, and capital lease obligations.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Section S99

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Section S99

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The percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

No definition available.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

No definition available.

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- Details

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

No definition available.

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Date the credit facility terminates, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 129

-Paragraph 2, 4

-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.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

No definition available.