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Noncontrolling Interest, Redemption Price, Fair Value, Percentage

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 10

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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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Net Increase or Decrease in balance of noncontrolling interest in the subsidiary during the reporting period.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 810

-SubTopic 10

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-Paragraph 16

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The aggregate fair value as of the reporting date of all noncontrolling interests which are redeemable by the (parent) entity (1) at a fixed or determinable price on a fixed or determinable date, (2) at the option of the holder of the noncontrolling interest, or (3) upon occurrence of an event that is not solely within the control of the (parent) entity. This item includes noncontrolling interest holder's ownership (or holders' ownership) regardless of the type of equity interest (common, preferred, other) including all potential organizational (legal) forms of the investee entity.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 480

-SubTopic 10

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-Subparagraph 14

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Paragraph 3A

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 480

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-Paragraph 3A

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 480

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Represents the upper bound of a range for the estimate of fair value as of the reporting date of noncontrolling interests which are redeemable by the (parent) entity (1) at a fixed or determinable price on a fixed or determinable date, (2) at the option of the holder of the noncontrolling interest, or (3) upon occurrence of an event that is not solely within the control of the (parent) entity.

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