Date when the business acquisition agreement was executed, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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- Definition

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

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)
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- Definition

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

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- Definition

The number of management contracts during period.

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- Definition

Number of partnership in which interest acquired during the period.

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- Definition

Remaining term of contract, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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