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Amount of excess tax benefit that arises when compensation cost from non-qualified share-based compensation recognized on the entity's tax return exceeds compensation cost from equity-based compensation recognized in financial statements. Excess tax benefit increases net cash provided by financing activities.

No definition available.

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Net reduction to additional paid-in capital (APIC) and accumulated hypothetical tax benefits, primarily due to the reversal of unrealized deferred tax assets associated with certain vested equity-classified stock-based awards that expired during the period.

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Cumulative amount of net windfall (“excess”) tax benefits related to the settlement of shared based awards and which is recorded as a component of additional paid in capital. Such pool is available to offset future write offs of deferred tax assets that may result from actual realized tax benefits being less than the estimated tax benefits recognized at the time of expensing share based awards (“shortfalls”). Such pool can never be less than zero. If no pool exists, shortfalls are recognized as a component of income tax expense in the income statement.

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The tax benefit initially disclosed but not previously recognized on settled equity-classified stock-based awards vesting prior to the adoption of accounting standards that require stock-based awards to be expensed, excluding income tax shortfalls.

No definition available.

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The tax benefit initially recognized on settled stock-based awards vesting subsequent to the adoption of accounting standards that require stock-based awards to be expensed, excluding income tax shortfalls.

No definition available.

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Disclosure of the aggregate tax benefit realized from the exercise of stock options and the conversion of similar instruments during the annual period.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (j)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 123R

-Paragraph A240

-Subparagraph i

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.