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Average fixed interest rate related to the group of interest rate derivatives.

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Average remaining period until maturity of the derivative contract, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Fair value of the assets less the liabilities of a derivative or group of derivatives.

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Amount of realized and unrealized gain of derivative instruments not designated or qualifying as hedging instruments.

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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.

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