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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in an investee. Excludes proportionately consolidated investees and investees accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

No definition available.

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Amount of unrealized gain (loss) on investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale).

No definition available.

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Amount of investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI).

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Cost of investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI). Excludes equity method investment and investment in equity security without readily determinable fair value.

No definition available.

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Amount of unrealized gain (loss) on investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI).

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Amount of investment in equity security without readily determinable fair value.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

No definition available.