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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.

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The length of sanctions that the entity is suspended from bidding and contracting based upon a preliminary ruling issued by the intermediate appellate court.

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The per unit levy assessed by a collection agency on a specific vendor for personal computers sold since March 2001 in Germany.

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

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Represents the number of consolidated lawsuits filed regarding ERISA litigation.

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Represents the number of consolidated putative class actions filed relating to securities litigation.

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The number of contracts related to alleged improprieties.

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Represents the number of additional derivative actions filed.

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Represents the number of individuals contributing to the securities class action settlement.

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Represents the number of lawsuits filed alleging insider trading.

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Represents number of members.

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The number of patents asserted in patent infringement lawsuit proceeding.

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Represents the number of subsidiaries.

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Pursuant to a legal settlement, the number of years the entity is suspended from bidding and contracting relating to alleged bid rigging scheme.

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Amount related to transaction of former subsidiary under investigation.

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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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Amount of judgment or settlement awarded to (against) the entity in respect of litigation.

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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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Amount of damages paid to the plaintiff in the legal matter.

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

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