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Accumulated amount of unrealized loss on investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI).

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Fair value of long-term time deposit.

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The cash outflow to acquire investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI).

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Percentage of disposal

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Fair value portion of unsecured senior notes payable.

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Amount of impairment loss on investment in equity security without readily determinable fair value.

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Fair value of investment in debt security measured at amortized cost (held-to-maturity).

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Amount of investment in marketable security, classified as noncurrent.

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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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