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Contingencies - Narrative (Details) | Aug. 05, 2017 item customer
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Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Number of executive officers | item | 2
Number of customers | customer | 1

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- Definition Represents the number of officers that a lawsuit was filed against. + References No definition available. + Details
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