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Percent Investment In Company Stock

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Percentage of matching contribution made by company of first six percentage of participating employees contribution.

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Maximum matching contribution of each participant's total compensation.

No definition available.

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The carrying amount of the liability as of the balance sheet date to an individual under a deferred compensation arrangement. This amount may be the result of periodic accruals made over the period of active employment, or reflect termination benefits resulting contractual terms or a death benefit.

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Amount of cost for defined contribution plan.

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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.

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