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Represents the number of financial institutions wherein cash and cash equivalents are primarily concentrated.

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The number of reportable segments of the entity.

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Carrying amount of an asset that is legally restricted for purposes of settling an asset retirement obligation.

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-Topic 410

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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Ratio applied to the conversion of stock split, for example but not limited to, one share converted to two or two shares converted to one.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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