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BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details) | Mar. 31, 2012 trust
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BASIS OF PRESENTATION |
Number of wholly owned subsidiaries that are statutory business trusts | 7

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- Definition Represents the number of wholly owned subsidiaries of the entity that are statutory business trusts, which are not consolidated. + References No definition available. + Details
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