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Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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Number of investment positions in available-for-sale investments in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than one year or normal operating cycle, if longer, for which an other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) has not been recognized in the income statement.

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