No definition available.

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Leverage ratio.

No definition available.

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Line of credit facility additional borrowing capacity.

No definition available.

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Line of credit facility basis spread on aggregate interest rate option one.

No definition available.

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Line of credit facility basis spread on aggregate interest rate option two.

No definition available.

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Line of credit facility basis spread on federal funds effective rate.

No definition available.

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Line of credit facility basis spread on variable rate.

No definition available.

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Line of credit facility default amount threshold.

No definition available.

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Line of credit facility default percentage.

No definition available.

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Line of credit facility description of variable rate.

No definition available.

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Percentage of foreign subsidiary interest pledged.

No definition available.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

No definition available.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

-Article 5

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).