Reimbursement agreed upon with holding company for potential draws upon debt.

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Value of debt instrument availed.

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Line of Credit Facility, Capital Expenditures Limit

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Feature to increase aggregate loan commitment to a specified amount.

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Percentage of equity interest guaranteed for debt.

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Amount for accounts payable to related parties. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, including current and noncurrent amounts. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Amount of cash outflow for payment of an obligation from a lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount			$ 56,500,000									$ 500,000,000
Stated interest rate						1.676%					5.75%	5.75%
Repayments of lines of credit																	200,000		350,000,000																			150,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity								36,800,000	560,000,000.0												700,000,000		75,000,000.0	125,000,000.0	25,000,000.0										700,000,000.0		1,000,000,000.0
Available increase to aggregate revolving loan commitment																						1,000,000,000.0
Long-term debt	1,150,574,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt	4,242,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt		0	0	650,000,000	0				500,000,000		0	0	0																					650,000,000
Basis spread on variable rate										1.05%																		1.50%	1.25%	2.75%	0.50%	0.25%	1.75%
Number of days past due																				15 days
Current borrowing capacity																					679,900,000
Letters of credit outstanding																					20,100,000
Outstanding borrowings								0																										0
Line of Credit Facility, Capital Expenditures Limit																				500,000,000.0
Percentage of equity interest guaranteed for debt																										100.00%	65.00%
Agreed repayment of debt			56,500,000													56,500,000
Credit facility availed																		56,500,000
Accounts payable to related parties	$ 3,698,000	$ 4,862,000															$ 100,000