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This item represents the delinquency rates of the underlying assets in the security that was considered as one of the potential factors in reaching a conclusion that the available-for-sale investments are other than temporarily impaired and measure the amount of impairment related to credit loss recognized in earnings.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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