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The minimum period that the individual is required to perform services in order to be fully vested under the deferred compensation arrangement.

No definition available.

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Represents the recognized gains associated with changes in the cash surrender value and proceeds from life insurance policies.

No definition available.

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No definition available.

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Represents the earning period of incentives under the Long-Term Cash Incentive Plan.

No definition available.

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-- None. No documentation exists for this element. --

No definition available.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of amounts which could be received based on the terms of the insurance contract upon surrendering life policies owned by the entity.

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Amount of cost for defined contribution plan.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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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.

No definition available.

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Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution to a defined contribution plan.

No definition available.

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Percentage employer matches of the employee's percentage contribution matched.

No definition available.

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Maximum percentage of employee gross pay the employee may contribute to a defined contribution plan.

No definition available.