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The percentage of ownership by the Company in the investee accounted for under the equity or cost methods of accounting.

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Investments in and advances to nonconsolidated affiliates.

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Number of general or limited partnerships, limited liability companies, or joint ventures of which the Company has investments.

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Number of partially owned subsidiaries in which the Company has investments but are not consolidated.

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In a business combination achieved in stages, this element represents the amount of gain recognized by the entity as a result of remeasuring to fair value the equity interest in the acquiree it held before the business combination.

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Amount of investment in equity method investee and investment in and advance to affiliate.

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