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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Equity Method Investments (Details) - AIC | Dec. 31, 2015
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Equity method investments |
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage | 14.30%
The entity owns less than this percentage of an equity method investment | 20.00%

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- Definition The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (a)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571 + Details
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