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The tax effect as of the balance sheet date of the amount of future tax deductions arising from operating losses and capital losses which can be carried forward indefinitely.

No definition available.

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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible foreign tax credit carryforwards carried over indefinitely.

No definition available.

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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible foreign tax credit carryforwards expiring In 2021 through 2030.

No definition available.

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This element represents the period for which the entity does not anticipate any change in the total amount of unrecognized income tax benefits.

No definition available.

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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible foreign tax credit carryforwards.

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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible research tax credit carryforwards.

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The amount of the unrecognized tax benefit of a position taken for which it is reasonably possible that the total amount thereof will significantly increase or decrease within twelve months of the balance sheet date.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

No definition available.