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The total of future contractually required royalty payments on licensing agreements for the exclusive or preferential rights to use certain trademarks.

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Contractually required royalty payments on licensing agreements for the exclusive or preferential rights to use certain trademarks, due within one year of the balance sheet date.

No definition available.

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Contractually required royalty payments on licensing agreements for the exclusive or preferential rights to use certain trademarks, due within the fourth year from the balance sheet date.

No definition available.

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Contractually required royalty payments on licensing agreements for the exclusive or preferential rights to use certain trademarks, due within the third year from the balance sheet date.

No definition available.

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Contractually required royalty payments on licensing agreements for the exclusive or preferential rights to use certain trademarks, due within the second year from the balance sheet date.

No definition available.

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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the fourth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of the unrecorded obligation to transfer funds in the future for fixed or minimum amounts or quantities of goods or services at fixed or minimum prices (for example, as in take-or-pay contracts or throughput contracts).

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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing after the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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The amount purchased during the period under an unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation (for example, under the take-or-pay or throughput contract).

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