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Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Number Of Contingent Value Rights Per Common Share

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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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Amount of increase (decrease) in the value of a contingent consideration liability, including, but not limited to, differences arising upon settlement.

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This element represents the amount of any change recognized during the period in the high-end of the estimated range of outcomes (undiscounted) of a liability assumed in a business combination arising from an item of contingent consideration.

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Amount of cash outflow, not made soon after acquisition date of business combination, to settle contingent consideration liability up to amount recognized at acquisition date, including, but not limited to, measurement period adjustment and less amount paid soon after acquisition date.

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