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Amount of cash paid to acquire the entity.

No definition available.

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The total cost of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities, fair value of debt and equity securities issued to shareholders of acquired entities, the fair value of the liabilities assumed, and direct costs of the acquisition.

No definition available.

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The amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to an identifiable intangible asset that will be amortized.

No definition available.

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Amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to other assets not separately disclosed in the balance sheet.

No definition available.

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The amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to property, plant and equipment to be used in ongoing operations.

No definition available.

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Contingent consideration measured by net sales of a product.

No definition available.

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The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.

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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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