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The amount of additional deposit made with the Customs Tribunal in connection with the product order.

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The amount of additional deposit made with the Commissioner of Customs in connection with the products-related show cause notice.

No definition available.

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Represents amount deposited under the products and parts show cause notices.

No definition available.

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The aggregate amount of duties and penalties that the Commissioner of Customs is seeking to have HP India and the other named individuals pay under the products and parts show cause notices.

No definition available.

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The amount deposited by the entity to prevent interruption of business.

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Loss Contingency, Minimum Age of Plaintiff

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Loss Contingency, Number of Defendants, Current Employee

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Loss Contingency, Number of Defendants, Former Employee

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Loss Contingency, Patents Withdrawn

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Represents number of members.

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Represents the number of subsidiaries.

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in settlement of litigation and insurance claims. Excludes claims within an insurance entity's normal claims settlement process.

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Amount awarded from other party in judgment or settlement of litigation.

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Amount of litigation expense, including but not limited to legal, forensic, accounting, and investigative fees.

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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 value (monetary amount) of the award the plaintiff seeks in the legal matter.

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The total number of new claims filed pertaining to a loss contingency during the period.

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Number of another entity's patents that the entity has allegedly infringed.

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