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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (h)(2)(iii)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120381028&loc=d3e5070-113901

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