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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Amount awarded to other party in judgment or settlement of litigation.

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Amount of cash outflow reducing loss contingency liability.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 450
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82911808&loc=d3e14326-108349

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Number of plaintiffs that have filed claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

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