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Supplemental Consolidated Balance Sheet & Statement of Operations Information [Abstract]

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For each line item in the statement of financial position, the amounts of gains and losses from fair value changes included in earnings.

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Amount before tax of foreign currency transaction realized and unrealized gain (loss) recognized in the income statement.

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The difference between the carrying value and the sale price of an investment. A gain would be recognized when the sale price of the investment is greater than the carrying value of the investment. This element refers to the Gain included in earnings and not to the cash proceeds of the sale.

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense.

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Amount of interest income earned from interest bearing assets classified as other.

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Amount of income (expense) included in net income that results in no cash inflow (outflow), classified as other.

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Amount of income (expense) related to nonoperating activities, classified as other.

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The amount of other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses on equity securities, OTTI related to credit losses on debt securities, and OTTI losses on debt securities when the entity intends to sell the securities or it is more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell the securities before recovery of its amortized cost basis. Additionally, this item includes OTTI losses recognized during the period on investments accounted for under the cost method of accounting.

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