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Represents the number of trading days within a period of 30 consecutive trading days the price of the entity's common stock must exceed the applicable conversion price in order for the debt instruments to be convertible.

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Represents the number of consecutive trading days during which the closing price of the entity's common stock must exceed the applicable conversion price for at least 20 days in order for the debt instruments to be convertible.

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Represents the number of trading days prior to maturity at which Notes are convertible regardless of other circumstances.

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Represents the maximum percentage of the trading price of each debt instrument to the product of the last reported sale price of common stock and the conversion rate of the debt instrument that the trading price must be less than in order for the debt instruments to be convertible.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying amount of debt identified as being convertible into another form of financial instrument (typically the entity's common stock) as of the balance sheet date, which originally required full repayment more than twelve months after issuance or greater than the normal operating cycle of the company.

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Carrying amount of long-term convertible debt as of the balance sheet date, net of the amount due in the next twelve months or greater than the normal operating cycle, if longer. The debt is convertible into another form of financial instrument, typically the entity's common stock.

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Ratio applied to the conversion of debt instrument into equity with equity shares divided by debt principal amount.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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