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The percentage of the payout for a performance share award that is based on the achievement of financial performance.

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The percentage of the payout for a performance share award that is based on the achievement of the total return that shareholders receive on their investment in the reporting entity's common stock relative to returns earned through investments in other public companies.

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Performance period to achieve certain financial goals relating to performance awards.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(01)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=128089324&loc=d3e5070-113901

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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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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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