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Debt disclosures
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Anticipated ineffectiveness on cash flow hedges					0
Net fair values of interest rate swap agreements included in other liabilities					$ 2,251		$ 2,251		2,330
Loss on debt extinguishment						$ (51)		$ (51)
Interest rate swap agreement
Debt disclosures
Number of agreements containing credit risk related contingent features \| item					0		0
Recognized net losses (included in other comprehensive loss), before taxes, on interest rate swap agreements							$ 812	$ 619
Loss expected to be reclassified over next twelve months from accumulated other comprehensive loss to interest expense					$ 1,068		1,068
Nonrecourse mortgages
Long-Term Debt
Nonrecourse mortgages					$ 79,528		$ 79,528		70,168
Nonrecourse mortgages \| 5220 Jaindl Boulevard
Long-Term Debt
Nonrecourse mortgages	$ 14,100
Debt disclosures
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Proceeds from issuance of debt	$ 11,500
Currently Leased space at the time of borrowing \| ft²	196,000
Term of debt	10 years
Amortization period of debt	25 years
Variable interest rate base	one month LIBOR
Variable interest rate margin (as a percent)	1.65%
Mortgage proceeds to be deposited into an escrow account	$ 2,600
Nonrecourse mortgages \| Interest rate swap agreement \| 5220 Jaindl Boulevard
Debt disclosures
Fixed interest rate pursuant to interest rate swap agreement (as a percent)	3.77%
Notional principal amount of interest rate swap agreement	$ 11,500
Nonrecourse mortgages: 5.73%, due August 1, 2015
Long-Term Debt
Interest rate (as a percent)					5.73%		5.73%
Nonrecourse mortgages		$ 17,891							18,189
Debt disclosures
Area of collateralized properties (in square feet) \| ft²		392,000
Number of collateralized industrial buildings \| building		3
Nonrecourse variable rate loans, due October 2, 2017
Long-Term Debt
Nonrecourse mortgages					$ 6,262		$ 6,262		6,394
Nonrecourse variable rate loans, due February 1, 2019
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Nonrecourse variable rate loans, due August 1, 2019
Long-Term Debt
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Nonrecourse Variable rate loans, due January 27, 2020
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Nonrecourse mortgages					3,759		3,759		3,848
Nonrecourse Variable rate loans, due September 1, 2023
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Nonrecourse Variable rate loans, due January 2, 2025
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5.09%, due July 1, 2029 GCD Mortgage Loan member
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Nonrecourse mortgages					$ 7,478		$ 7,478		7,750
5.09%, due July 1, 2029 TD mortgage loan member
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Nonrecourse mortgages					$ 6,304		$ 6,304		$ 6,533
4.33%, due August 1, 2030 mortgage loan member
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Number of collateralized industrial buildings \| building			3
Mortgage proceeds deposited into an escrow account			$ 3,125
4.33%, due August 1, 2030 mortgage loan member \| New England Tradeport Industrial Park
Debt disclosures
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4.33%, due August 1, 2030 mortgage loan member \| New England Tradeport Industrial Park \| Location 1
Debt disclosures
Mortgage proceeds deposited into an escrow account			$ 2,500
Threshold of leased space to release escrow deposits (in square feet) \| ft²			88,000
4.33%, due August 1, 2030 mortgage loan member \| New England Tradeport Industrial Park \| Location 2
Debt disclosures
Mortgage proceeds deposited into an escrow account			$ 600
2025 First Niagara Mortgage
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Nonrecourse mortgages				$ 21,600
Debt disclosures
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Proceeds from issuance of debt				$ 10,891
Debt, Refinanced, Amount				8,859
Amount held back from net proceeds				$ 1,850
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Variable interest rate base				one month LIBOR
Variable interest rate margin (as a percent)				1.95%
2025 First Niagara Mortgage \| Lower Nazareth, Pennsylvania \| Location 1
Debt disclosures
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2025 First Niagara Mortgage \| Lower Nazareth, Pennsylvania \| Location 2
Debt disclosures
Area of collateralized properties (in square feet) \| ft²				303,000
2025 First Niagara Mortgage \| Interest rate swap agreement
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Fixed interest rate pursuant to interest rate swap agreement (as a percent)				4.43%