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Commitment fee under our asset-backed securitization program, in number of basis points, on the daily balance of the unused portion of the facility if usage is greater than or equal to 50% of the facility limit.

No definition available.

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The percentage of the total available commitment under a debt instrument that is used to determine the level of commitment fee to be paid.

No definition available.

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The maximum amount which can be borrowed under a debt instrument.

No definition available.

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The actual interest rate at period end for the reference rate used to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

No definition available.

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Maximum number of years for which the pricing is committed under the asset-backed securitization program.

No definition available.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

No definition available.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64930785&loc=d3e28551-108399

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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.

No definition available.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Amount of long-term debt and capital lease obligations including current maturities.

No definition available.

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The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 15
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=98514028&loc=d3e3291-108585