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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable to telecommunication operators for their telecommunication services and for hosting our servers at their Internet data centers. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations payable for distributors deposits. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle, if longer).

No definition available.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations payable to service providers since the money on our platform was collected on behalf of them. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle, if longer)."

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable to video content provider/licensor and other content provider/licensor. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle, if longer).

No definition available.

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The carrying amount of payable to group-buying merchants as of the balance sheet date.

No definition available.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations payable to vendors for purchase of fixed assets and spare parts that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle, if longer).

No definition available.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations payable to the entity's union members for acquisition of traffic. The entity's union is the program through which the entity expands distribution of its customers sponsored links or advertisements by leveraging traffic of the entity's union members internet properties or distributing the entitys customers paid links through union members properties. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

No definition available.

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Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and due within one year (or the operating cycle, if longer), including liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received, taxes, interest, rent and utilities, accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable, pertaining to costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered. Examples include taxes, interest, rent and utilities. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Total of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for obligations related to services received from employees, such as accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of [accrued] interest payable on all forms of debt, including trade payables, that has been incurred and is unpaid. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable for statutory income, sales, use, payroll, excise, real, property and other taxes. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).