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The exercise price of share options granted.

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

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

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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Number of outstanding options vested options.

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The number of shares of the entity's stock to be received for each option granted under the share-based compensation plan.

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The length of the period, after expiration of the waiting period, during which recipients can exercise options received under the share based compensation plan.

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The forfeiture period upon termination of employment for options granted under the share-based compensation plan.

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The minimum annual growth in sales volume necessary in order to exercise options granted under the share-based compensation plan.

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The number of vesting tranches for options granted under the share-based compensation plan.

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The period during which former management beneficiaries incept work for a competitor of the entity which triggers forfeiture of unexercised options granted under the share-based compensation plan.

No definition available.

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The waiting period that must expire before options granted under the share-based compensation plan can be exercised.

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