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The carrying amount of the liability as of the balance sheet date under an incentive compensation arrangement.

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Represents the percentage of Increment II receipts to be paid to legal counsel for services provided in the negotiation and closing of real estate transactions represented as percentage of sales payments received.

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Represents the amount of fees to be paid for promotion and marketing of real estate properties represented as percentage of gross receipts from real estate transaction.

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Amount of loss contingency liability.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 450
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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