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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for clinical trials and studies.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable for fixed assets.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of accrued interest.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for shipping charges.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for specimen service fees.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for testing and laboratory materials from suppliers.

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Amount of expenses not otherwise itemized or categorized in the footnotes to the financial statements that have been incurred but not yet paid, due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable to insurance entities to mitigate potential loss from various risks or to satisfy a promise to provide certain coverage's to employees.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for the marketing, trade and selling of the entity's goods and services. Marketing costs would include expenditures for planning and executing the conception, pricing, promotion, and distribution of ideas, goods, and services; costs of public relations and corporate promotions; and obligations incurred and payable for sales discounts, rebates, price protection programs, etc. offered to customers and under government programs. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for professional fees, such as for legal and accounting services received.

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from operating lease, classified as current.

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Amount of liabilities classified as other, due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred through that date and payable for statutory sales and use taxes, including value added tax.