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Represents the minimum age of employee, attaining which awards are continued to be vested upon retirement.

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Represents the minimum service period, on serving which awards are continued to be vested upon retirement.

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Represents number of shares company expects participant to earn.

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Represents the number of performance shares units that will be converted into restricted stock units.

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Maximum period following a termination of service by the plan participant in which the share-based award will be settled.

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Number of shares issued for each share of restricted stock units that is exercised during the period.

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Represents the percentage of vesting of awards that will immediately vest and be converted into common shares. + References Represents the percentage of vesting of awards that will immediately vest and be converted into common shares.

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Represents the percentage of vesting of awards that will vest ratably over the remaining vesting period.

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based awards, other than options, awarded to employees as compensation.

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Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Additional share-based compensation cost recognized as a result of an occurrence of an event that accelerates its recognition.

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Estimated period over which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the equity-based payment award, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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