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The charge against earnings in the period for the uninsured portion of a loss from a fire, explosion, or natural disaster (hurricane, earthquake).

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
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Amount of insurance proceeds for an event or transaction that is unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence, or both.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
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PUERTO RICO HURRICANE IMPACT (Details) - Hurricane bird in Millions, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 20, 2017 bird	Apr. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2018 USD ($)
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Number of birds lost \| bird	2.1
Insurance proceeds		$ 9.7
Property and Casualty
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Estimated damages			$ 5.2
Business Interruption
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Estimated damages			$ 13.0