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Represents the customary facing fees as percentage of face amount of each letter of credit.

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Represents the letter of credit sublimit as a percentage of the total facility commitment.

No definition available.

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The expanded maximum borrowing capacity available, which is subject to additional lender commitments.

No definition available.

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Represents the percentage threshold of borrowing base and total commitments for determination of interest rate on borrowings.

No definition available.

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Represents the percentage threshold of borrowing base and total commitments for determination of unused capacity commitment fee.

No definition available.

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Represents the swingline loans sublimit as a percentage of the total facility commitment under line of credit.

No definition available.

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Represents the percentage of maximum amount available to be drawn under line of credit deducted to compute fees on commercial letters of credit.

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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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.

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For an unclassified balance sheet, the amount as of the balance sheet date of capitalized costs associated with the issuance of debt instruments (for example, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs) that will be charged against earnings over the life of the debt instruments to which such costs pertain. Such amount is before the consideration of accumulated amortization.

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

No definition available.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

No definition available.

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