Disposal group including discontinued operation provision for doubtful accounts.

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- Definition

Impairment Of Property Carrying Value Discontinued Operations

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Other pretax income (loss) amounts relating to a disposal group that is classified as a component of the entity, exclusive of the following elsewhere enumerated categories: income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, provision (or any reversals of earlier provisions) for loss on disposal, and adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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Amount of gain (loss), before tax expense or benefit and not previously recognized, resulting from the sale of a business component.

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Amount, before tax, of loss recognized for the write-down to fair value, less cost to sell, of a disposal group. Includes before tax gain for a subsequent increase in fair value (less cost to sell) up to the cumulative loss previously recognized through write-downs.

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Tax benefit from provision recognizing a loss for initial, or subsequent, write-down to fair value (less cost to sell) of a of a disposal group that is classified as a component of the entity, which remains unsold as of the reporting date. May include a tax on the (gain) for the recognition of a subsequent increase in fair value (less cost to sell), but not in excess of the cumulative loss previously recognized through write-downs.

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Amount of depreciation and amortization attributable to disposal group.

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- Definition

Amount of interest expense allocated to disposal group, including a discontinued operation.

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Amount of operating expenses attributable to the disposal group, including a component of the entity (discontinued operation), during the reporting period.

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Amount of sales or other form of revenues attributable to the disposal group, including a component of the entity (discontinued operation), during the reporting period.

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Amount of income (loss) from a disposal group, net of income tax before extraordinary items allocable to noncontrolling interests. Includes, net of tax, income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, provision (or any reversals of earlier provisions) for loss on disposal, and adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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This element represents the overall income (loss) from a disposal group that is classified as a component of the entity, net of income tax, reported as a separate component of income before extraordinary items, which is apportioned to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This item includes the following (net of tax): income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, provision (or any reversals of earlier provisions) for loss on disposal, and adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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Amount of income (loss) from a disposal group, net of income tax, reported as a separate component of income before extraordinary items after deduction or consideration of the amount allocable to noncontrolling interests. Includes, net of tax, income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, provision (or any reversals of earlier provisions) for loss on disposal, and adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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This item represents the entity's proportionate share for the period of the net income (loss) of its investee (such as unconsolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures) to which the equity method of accounting is applied. This item includes income or expense related to stock-based compensation based on the investor's grant of stock to employees of an equity method investee.

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