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Represents the number of depository receipts repurchased under the equity repurchase program.

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Represents the average price at which depository receipts are repurchased under the equity repurchase program.

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Represents the number of treasury units outstanding as on the balance sheet date.

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Represents the average price at which units are repurchased under the equity repurchase program.

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Value of units that were previously issued and have been repurchased during the year.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 272
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6828210&loc=d3e70191-108054

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Units that were previously issued and have been repurchased during the year.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 5
-Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 4.F)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187171-122770

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