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Exercise probability rate, used as an input to measure fair value.

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Rent coverage ratio, used as an input to measure fair value.

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Fair value of rental payment concessions made by the reporting entity.

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Represents the fair value of rental payment concessions made by the reporting entity at the balance sheet date.

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Fair value of lease purchase options forfeited by counterparty.

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Ratio of the net operating income produced by an asset and its capital cost (original prices paid to buy the asset), used as an input to measure fair value.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt.

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Percentage of assumed long-term growth in revenues, used as an input to measure fair value.

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