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Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease, Excluding Assets Held for Sale

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Amount of other assets held-for-sale that are not part of a disposal group, expected to be sold within a year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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The expense recognized in the current period that allocates the cost of a tangible asset used in providing revenue generating services over the asset's useful life.

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The net gain (loss) arising from the lessor's sale of assets held- or available-for-lease under contractual arrangements classified as operating leases.

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Amount of rent expense incurred for leased assets, including but not limited to, furniture and equipment, that is not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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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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The amount of accumulated depreciation, by major property class, recorded on property subject to or available for lease as of the balance sheet date.

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Amount before accumulated depreciation of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services subject to or available for lease.

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The amount of property, by major property class, net of accumulated depreciation, subject to or available for lease as of the balance sheet date.