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PSU percentage eligible for time-based vesting = the percentage of the original PSU award which will continue with service-based vesting based on the percentile ranking against total stock performance in the reference year for the health care index.

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PSU percentage eligible for vesting based on actual return = percentage of original PSU awards that continue under service-based vesting, based on percentile performance in the grant year for Total Shareholder Return

No definition available.

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PSU shares eligible for vesting based on actual shareholder return = No. of PSU shares that continue with service-based vesting, based on percentile performance of Total shareholder return in the calendar year of grant.

No definition available.

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, First Year Share Vesting Rate

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award, Number Of Shares Eligible For Vesting

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Trading days considered in shareholder return calc = the number of trading days considered for the beginning point and ending point for the calendar year Total Shareholder return calcualtion

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

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-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-SubTopic 10

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Aggregate unrecognized cost of share-based awards, other than options, made to employees under an equity-based compensation plan, that have yet to vest.

No definition available.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).