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ORGANIZATION (Details) | Sep. 30, 2016 customers countries branches
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Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Active customers (in customers) | customers | 80,000
Full service branches (in branches) | branches | 500
Additional countries (in countries) | countries | 14

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- Definition Represents the number of stores. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Represents the number of customers actively served by the Company. + References No definition available. + Details
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