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Business combination contingent consideration arrangements change in amount of contingent consideration if estimated future sales decrease ten percent.

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Percentage of increase decrease in discount rate.

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Percentage of increase decrease in future sales.

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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

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Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt.

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