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TREASURY UNITS (Details) |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 96 Months Ended | 103 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Mar. 10, 2015 shares | Aug. 08, 2008 | Aug. 31, 2007 $ / item shares | Aug. 20, 2007 shares | Sep. 30, 2007 $ / item shares | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / item shares | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2007 $ / item shares | Dec. 31, 2015 $ / item shares | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / item shares | Jan. 03, 2012 | Mar. 06, 2008 shares | Jan. 30, 2008 shares | Jan. 15, 2008 shares
Treasury units |  |  |  |  |  | 55,302 |  |  |  | 55,302 |  |  |  |
Period for repurchase of depository receipts | 5 years | 12 months |  | 12 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depository receipts authorized to be repurchased | 2,000,000 |  |  | 300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,500,000 | 900,000 | 600,000
Number of depository receipts repurchased |  |  |  |  |  | 10,829 |  |  |  | 1,352,427 |  |  |  |
Repurchase price of depository receipts (in dollars per receipt) | $ / item |  |  |  |  |  | 50.11 |  |  |  | 26.81 |  |  |  |
Repurchase price of units (in dollars per unit) | $ / item |  |  |  |  |  | 1,503.26 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total cost of repurchase | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 694,380 | $ 1,218,440 |  |  | $ 39,291,000 |  |  |  |
Repurchase of depository receipts | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 558,723 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General Partnership |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury units |  |  |  |  |  | 553 |  |  |  | 553 |  |  |  |
Fixed distribution percentage of unit holders |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of depository receipts repurchased |  |  | 156 |  | 156 | 156 |  | 156 | 156 |  |  |  |  |
Total cost of repurchase | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,783 | $ 12,135 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Units repurchased (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 809 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total cost of repurchase | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ (451) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class A |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury units |  |  |  |  |  | 44,242 |  |  |  | 44,242 |  |  |  |
Number of units in each depository receipt |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.03333 |  |  |
Fixed distribution percentage of unit holders |  |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase price of units (in dollars per unit) | $ / item |  |  | 804.30 |  | 804.30 | 804.30 |  | 804.30 | 804.30 |  |  |  |  |
Total cost of repurchase | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 558,723 | $ 975,731 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class B |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury units |  |  |  |  |  | 10,507 |  |  |  | 10,507 |  |  |  |
Fixed distribution percentage of unit holders |  |  |  |  |  | 19.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of depository receipts repurchased |  |  | 2,970 |  | 2,970 | 2,970 |  | 2,970 | 2,970 |  |  |  |  |
Total cost of repurchase | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 128,874 | $ 230,574 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class B | General Partnership |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase price of units (in dollars per unit) | $ / item |  |  | 895.21 |  | 895.21 | 895.21 |  | 895.21 | 895.21 |  |  |  |  |
Treasury Units | General Partnership |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of depository receipts repurchased |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total cost of repurchase | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,783 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury Units | Class B |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of depository receipts repurchased |  |  |  |  |  | 86 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total cost of repurchase | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 128,874 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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- Definition The number of underlying shares represented by one American Depository Receipt (ADR) or Global Depository Receipt (GDR). A value of "3" means that one ADR represents 3 underlying shares. If one underlying share represents 2 ADR's then the value would be represented as "0.5". + References No definition available. + Details
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