Lessee operating lease accretion of lease liability.

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Lessee operating lease accretion of lease liability.

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- Definition

Lessee operating lease accretion of lease liability due after year four.

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- Definition

Lessee operating lease accretion of lease liability due year four.

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- Definition

Lessee operating lease accretion of lease liability due year one.

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- Definition

Lessee operating lease accretion of lease liability due year three.

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- Definition

Lessee operating lease accretion of lease liability due year two.

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- Definition

Lessee operating lease accretion of lease liability remainder of fiscal year.

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- Definition

Lessee operating lease liability future rental payments.

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- Definition

Lessee operating lease liability future rental payments.

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- Definition

Lessee operating lease liability future rental payments due after year four.

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- Definition

Lessee operating lease liability future rental payments due year four.

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- Definition

Lessee operating lease liability future rental payments due year one.

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- Definition

Lessee operating lease liability future rental payments due year three.

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- Definition

Lessee operating lease liability future rental payments due year two.

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- Definition

Lessee operating lease liability future rental payments remainder of fiscal year.

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- Definition

Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease due after fourth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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- Definition

Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=128292326&loc=SL77918701-209980

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease to be paid in next fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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- Definition

Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease to be paid in fourth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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- Definition

Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease to be paid in third fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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- Definition

Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease to be paid in second fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease having initial or remaining lease term in excess of one year to be paid in remainder of current fiscal year.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=128292326&loc=SL77918701-209980

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