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Represents amount of contractually required rental payments on leases meeting the criteria for capitalization and maturities on long-term debt, including interest, due after the fifth fiscal year following the latest balance sheet date presented.

No definition available.

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Represents the interest amount by which the contractually required payments on capital leases and long-term debt are reduced to calculate the present value of the long-term debt and capital lease obligations.

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

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64930785&loc=d3e28551-108399

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Amount of long-term debt and capital lease obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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