Tabular disclosure of the total cumulative restructuring charges and other charges expected to be incurred.

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Tabular disclosure of the total cumulative charges approved associated with restructuring initiatives.

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Tabular disclosure of total cumulative charges by type associated with restructuring and other activities.

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Tabular disclosure of total cumulative charges recorded associated with restructuring and other activities.

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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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Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period.

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