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The amount of expense from share-based payment transactions with employees.

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The amount of liabilities related to the entity's leases. Lease is a contract, or part of a contract, that conveys the right to use an underlying asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration.

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The number of share options outstanding in a share-based payment arrangement.

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The number of share options exercisable in a share-based payment arrangement.

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The number of share options granted in a share-based payment arrangement.

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The proportion of ownership interests in a subsidiary held by non-controlling interests. [Refer: Subsidiaries [member]; Non-controlling interests]

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The amount of assets that represent a lessee's right to use an underlying asset for the lease term. Underlying asset is an asset that is the subject of a lease, for which the right to use that asset has been provided by a lessor to a lessee.

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The weighted average remaining contractual life of outstanding share options. [Refer: Weighted average [member]]

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Amount of expense from share based payment transaction for setting up subsidiary with non-controlling interests.

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Lease period

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The number of consecutive days upon which option may be exercised if share price exceeds the exercise price.

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The percentage of share options granted in a share-based payment arrangement.

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The percentage of share price exceeds the exercise price in period between issue date and exercise time frame.

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Rent free lease period.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The maximum number of shares option authorized under the equity-based compensation plan.

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