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Deferred Unearned Financing Fees

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Financing Receivable, Maximum Amount Per Customer

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Number Of Customer Financing Contracts

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Percentage Of Principal Amount Of Financing Contracts Held As Collateral

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Percentage Of Principal Amount Of Financing Contracts Received

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Rate Of Bad Debts Written Off, Maximum

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Amount billed to customers under long-term contracts or programs but not paid. Excludes amounts due that have been withheld because of retainage provisions in a contract.

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Net amount of the investment in a contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset in the creditor's statement of financial position. Examples include, but are not limited to, credit card receivables, notes receivable and receivables relating to lessor's rights to payments from leases other than operating leases that have been recorded as assets. Excludes trade accounts receivable with contractual maturity of one year or less and arose from the sale of goods or services.

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Decrease in servicing assets subsequently measured at fair value resulting from conveyance of servicing rights to unrelated parties.

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