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Payment Under Indemnification Agreement

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Amount paid or received to resolve the preacquisition contingency.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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The amount of financial liabilities assumed (as defined) which have been recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Amount recognized as of the acquisition date for the identifiable assets acquired in excess of (less than) the aggregate liabilities assumed.

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Amount of long-term debt due after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, assumed at the acquisition date.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized.

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Term of the lessor's leasing arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The cash outflow associated with the purchase of noncontrolling interest during the period.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Minimum amount of purchase arrangement in which the entity has agreed to expend funds to procure goods or services from a supplier.

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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