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Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net Amortization Income After Year Five.

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Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net Amortization Income Next Twelve Months.

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Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net Amortization Income Year Five.

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Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net Amortization Income Year Four.

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Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net Amortization Income Year Three.

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Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net Amortization Income Year Two.

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Net amortization of intangible assets.

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Remaining amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 926
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120154696&loc=d3e54445-107959