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Amount of increase in assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with an indefinite life, from interest income earned.

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Amount of realized gains (losses) on assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with an indefinite life.

No definition available.

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Amount of decrease in assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with an indefinite life, through used in operating activities.

No definition available.

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Indicates line item in statement of income or comprehensive income that includes impairment of indefinite-lived intangible asset excluding goodwill.

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Amount of impairment loss resulting from write-down of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and having a projected indefinite period of benefit to fair value.

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Amount of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and having a projected indefinite period of benefit.

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Amount of divestiture of an asset lacking physical substance and having a projected indefinite period of benefit to fair value. Excludes financial assets and goodwill.

No definition available.

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Amount of increase in assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with an indefinite life, from an acquisition.

No definition available.