Equity Securities, FV-NI, Ownership Percentage

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Number Of Restructuring Agreements

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Number Of States In Which Life Settlement Licenses Were Sold

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Number Of States In Which Life Settlement Licenses Were Surrendered

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
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