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Operating Leases, Rent Expense After Step Increases, Term

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The amount or range of possible amounts of gain that could be realized upon the resolution of a contingency.

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Amount of rent expense incurred for leased assets, including but not limited to, furniture and equipment, that is not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The value (monetary amount) of the award the plaintiff seeks in the legal matter.

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Number of plaintiffs that have filed claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

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The cash inflow associated with the sale of insurance policy investment assets during the period.

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