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Represents the amount paid by the entity under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees.

No definition available.

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Represents the modified payment that will be paid by the entity for which the parties agreed.

No definition available.

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Represents the number of tranches in which modified payment will be paid by the entity.

No definition available.

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Represents the potential amount to be paid, if staffing levels reduced below the prescribed levels.

No definition available.

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Measure of dispersion, in percentage terms (for instance, the standard deviation or variance), for a given stock price.

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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item represents the amount of contractual guarantees to which the Company is obligated as of the balance sheet date.

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