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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.

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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.

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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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LIBOR rate range

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

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Represents the number of securities pledged.

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

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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.

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

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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

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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.

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The cash outflow to repay long-term debt that is wholly or partially secured by collateral. Excludes repayments of tax exempt secured debt.

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