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Business acquisition, cash and cash equivalents acquired

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Business acquisition, deferred income tax valuation allowance acquired

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Business acquisition, intangible and other assets acquired

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Business acquisition, net assets acquired

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Business acquisition, noncontrolling interest

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Business acquisition, other liabilities acquired

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Business acquisition, property and equipment acquired

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Business acquisition, total liabilities acquired

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks paid or offered to be paid in a business combination.

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Amount, after allocation of valuation allowances and deferred tax liability, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible differences and carryforwards, with jurisdictional netting.

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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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- References

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase.

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