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Date the subsidiary of the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP) was formed, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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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.

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Individual, partnership, corporation, or other entity that is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the subsidiary of the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP). May also include a description of the compensation or fee arrangements--such as incentive compensation--of the managing member or general partner as related to the performance of the subsidiary of the LLC or LP.

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The number of units or percentage investment held in the subsidiary by the limited liability company or limited partnership.

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State in which the subsidiary of the limited liability company or limited partnership was organized.

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