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The amounts of assets and liabilities reported in the Company&#8217;s condensed consolidated balance sheets and the amount of expenses reported for each of its periods presented are affected by estimates and assumptions, which are used for, but not limited to, the accounting for derivative instrument liabilities, stock-based compensation, valuation of inventory, income taxes and operating expense accruals. Such assumptions and estimates are subject to change in the future as additional information becomes available or as circumstances are modified. 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Leasehold improvements will be amortized over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the related assets when they are placed into service. Maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. 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This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. false0Property, Plant and Equipment7false 2us-gaap_DerivativesPolicyTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalselabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: italic; text-indent: 18pt; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Derivative Instrument Liability</div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; margin-left: 18pt; font-size: 10pt;">The Company accounts for derivative instruments in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 815, which establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments and hedging activities, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other financial instruments or contracts and requires recognition of all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value, regardless of the hedging relationship designation. 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