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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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Additions made to capitalized computer software costs during the period, excluding the charges recognized in relation to the IPO.

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Additions made to capitalized computer software costs recognized upon the IPO.

No definition available.

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Amount charged to expense for amortization of capitalized computer software costs, excluding the charges recognized in relation to the IPO.

No definition available.

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Amount charged to expense for amortization of capitalized computer software costs recognized upon the IPO.

No definition available.

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Represents the minimum initial collateral advanced or received expressed as a percentage of fair value of the underlying securities borrowed or loaned.

No definition available.

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