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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of right to consideration in exchange for good or service transferred to customer when right is conditioned on something other than passage of time.

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Minimum period the individual is required to perform services to be fully vested under the deferred compensation arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The aggregate amount of write-downs for impairments recognized during the period for long-lived assets held for abandonment, exchange or sale.

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The number of businesses acquired by the entity during the period.

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Amount of unrealized gain (loss) related to the increase or decrease in fair value of interest rate derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments, which was recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income to the extent that the cash flow hedge was determined to be effective.

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Amount accrued for interest on an underpayment of income taxes and penalties related to a tax position claimed or expected to be claimed in the tax return.

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The number of clinics closed due to pandemic during the period.

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Number of operating clinic locations during the period.

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Number of regions of the entity operates.

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Number of third party facilities.

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Percentage of general partnership interest owned during the period.

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Percentage of limited partnership interest owned during the period.

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