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The minimum ratio of EBITDA to fixed charges required to be maintained per terms of the debt instrument covenants.

No definition available.

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The maximum ratio of secured debt to total assets required to be maintained per terms of the debt instrument covenants.

No definition available.

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The maximum ratio of unsecured debt to the unencumbered asset pool required to be maintained as per terms of the debt instrument covenants.

No definition available.

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Length of the additional optional extension period for the date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, which may be presented in a variety of ways (years, months, etc.).

No definition available.

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

No definition available.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

No definition available.

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- References

No definition available.

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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.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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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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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.

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