Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments Excluding Prescription Drug Subsidy Receipts, In Five Fiscal Years Thereafter

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Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments Excluding Prescription Drug Subsidy Receipts, Year Five

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Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments Excluding Prescription Drug Subsidy Receipts, Year One

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Aggregate amount for the next five fiscal years following the first five fiscal years (that is the aggregate of fiscal years six through ten) following the balance sheet date of the prescription drug subsidy receipts expected to be received.

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Amount of benefits expected to be paid in the five fiscal years after the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year from a defined benefit plan.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

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Amount of benefits expected to be paid in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year from a defined benefit plan.

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Amount of benefits expected to be paid in the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year from a defined benefit plan.

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Amount of benefits expected to be paid in the fourth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year from a defined benefit plan.

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Amount of benefits expected to be paid in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year from a defined benefit plan.

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Amount of benefits expected to be paid in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year from a defined benefit plan.

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Amount of the prescription drug subsidy receipts to be received in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-SubTopic 60

-Section 50

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Amount of the prescription drug subsidy receipts to be received in the fourth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Amount of the prescription drug subsidy receipts to be received in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Amount of the prescription drug subsidy receipts to be received in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.