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Goodwill [Roll Forward]
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Goodwill [Roll Forward]
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Goodwill [Roll Forward]
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Goodwill, Translation Adjustments	0	0
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Intangibles		0
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