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Fair value portion of investments accounted under the cost method.

No definition available.

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

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Debt instrument, interest rate, increase (decrease) on event of default.

No definition available.

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Notes and loans receivable aggregate commitment amount.

No definition available.

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Notes and loans receivable current funding amount.

No definition available.

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Notes and loans receivable remaining commitment amount.

No definition available.

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Paid-in-kind interest income.

No definition available.