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Amount of long-term debt and capital lease obligations maturing within the fifth full fiscal year following the date of the most recent balance sheet presented in the financial statements.

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Amount of long-term debt and capital lease obligations maturing within the first full fiscal year following the date of the most recent Balance Sheet presented in the financial statements.

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Amount of long-term debt and capital lease obligations maturing within the fourth full fiscal year following the date of the most recent balance sheet presented in the financial statements.

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Amount of long-term debt and capital lease obligations maturing within the second full fiscal year following the date of the most recent Balance Sheet presented in the financial statements.

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The amount of cash paid for interest during the period.

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Carrying amount at the balance sheet date of borrowings from a bank, not elsewhere enumerated in the taxonomy, with a maturity within one year (or within one operating cycle if longer) from the date of borrowing.

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Reflects the calculation as of the balance sheet date of the average interest rate weighted by the amount of short-term debt outstanding by type or by instrument at that time.

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