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Amount of discount applied to the future cost of environmental remediation to present value.

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No definition available.

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Recorded amount of the individual components comprising the asset for insurance recoveries related to environmental remediation obligations.

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Maximum risk-free rate of interest used to discount the remediation costs. A risk-free rate represents the interest that an investor would expect from an absolutely risk-free investment over a given period of time.

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Total costs accrued as of the balance sheet date for environmental loss contingencies.

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The designation of funds furnished by a borrower to a lender to assure future payments of the borrower's real estate taxes and insurance obligations with respect to a mortgaged property. Escrow deposits may be made for a variety of other purposes such as earnest money and contingent payments. This element excludes replacement reserves which are an escrow separately provided for within the US GAAP taxonomy.

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Cash received for the settlement of litigation during the current period.

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