<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001039828-21-000045.txt : 20210610
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001039828-21-000045
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		14
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20210607
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210610
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210610

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001039828
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	LIFE INSURANCE [6311]
		IRS NUMBER:				421447959
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			IA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31911
		FILM NUMBER:		211008771

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6000 WESTOWN PARKWAY
		CITY:			WEST DEMOINES
		STATE:			IA
		ZIP:			50266
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5152210002

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6000 WESTOWN PARKWAY
		CITY:			WEST DES MOINES
		STATE:			IA
		ZIP:			50266
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id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjZkNjhkODkwZjcxMzQ3Yzc4YTQ4NzU3Yzg4YTZjMWI0L3NlYzo2ZDY4ZDg5MGY3MTM0N2M3OGE0ODc1N2M4OGE2YzFiNF8xL2ZyYWc6YTBhNTVhM2YxYzM3NGJkOWEyM2NlYzJhZmY4YTI2YTEvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjphMGE1NWEzZjFjMzc0YmQ5YTIzY2VjMmFmZjhhMjZhMV8xNzQ4_1e9b1580-6429-43d9-9f26-c70363ad7da7">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="ie7fa04b62ea2423da3ff44d4565a8792_D20210607-20210607" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" name="dei:PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjZkNjhkODkwZjcxMzQ3Yzc4YTQ4NzU3Yzg4YTZjMWI0L3NlYzo2ZDY4ZDg5MGY3MTM0N2M3OGE0ODc1N2M4OGE2YzFiNF8xL2ZyYWc6YTBhNTVhM2YxYzM3NGJkOWEyM2NlYzJhZmY4YTI2YTEvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjphMGE1NWEzZjFjMzc0YmQ5YTIzY2VjMmFmZjhhMjZhMV8xNzQ5_45a4540e-b741-46b7-998c-7e1a6993f4d4">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:</span></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.853%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:45.020%"></td><td 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id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjZkNjhkODkwZjcxMzQ3Yzc4YTQ4NzU3Yzg4YTZjMWI0L3NlYzo2ZDY4ZDg5MGY3MTM0N2M3OGE0ODc1N2M4OGE2YzFiNF8xL2ZyYWc6YTBhNTVhM2YxYzM3NGJkOWEyM2NlYzJhZmY4YTI2YTEvdGFibGU6MWZmY2U2ZTM4NGVkNDNmYmEyOTBjYmMzMDc4ZDc3YmQvdGFibGVyYW5nZToxZmZjZTZlMzg0ZWQ0M2ZiYTI5MGNiYzMwNzhkNzdiZF8yLTAtMS0xLTA_75a1b9bc-00ac-4d8d-bb1b-24b20e151396">Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 5.95% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i91ebe1f742cb461da91d614bd816361d_D20210607-20210607" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjZkNjhkODkwZjcxMzQ3Yzc4YTQ4NzU3Yzg4YTZjMWI0L3NlYzo2ZDY4ZDg5MGY3MTM0N2M3OGE0ODc1N2M4OGE2YzFiNF8xL2ZyYWc6YTBhNTVhM2YxYzM3NGJkOWEyM2NlYzJhZmY4YTI2YTEvdGFibGU6MWZmY2U2ZTM4NGVkNDNmYmEyOTBjYmMzMDc4ZDc3YmQvdGFibGVyYW5nZToxZmZjZTZlMzg0ZWQ0M2ZiYTI5MGNiYzMwNzhkNzdiZF8yLTItMS0xLTA_ee7b97bb-4136-4e0b-88b4-618375542919">AELPRA</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i91ebe1f742cb461da91d614bd816361d_D20210607-20210607" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjZkNjhkODkwZjcxMzQ3Yzc4YTQ4NzU3Yzg4YTZjMWI0L3NlYzo2ZDY4ZDg5MGY3MTM0N2M3OGE0ODc1N2M4OGE2YzFiNF8xL2ZyYWc6YTBhNTVhM2YxYzM3NGJkOWEyM2NlYzJhZmY4YTI2YTEvdGFibGU6MWZmY2U2ZTM4NGVkNDNmYmEyOTBjYmMzMDc4ZDc3YmQvdGFibGVyYW5nZToxZmZjZTZlMzg0ZWQ0M2ZiYTI5MGNiYzMwNzhkNzdiZF8yLTQtMS0xLTA_4e74a442-f010-4c50-9faa-e44f65846e75">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i1d1300e8fd2c433ba7152503c61c801b_D20210607-20210607" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjZkNjhkODkwZjcxMzQ3Yzc4YTQ4NzU3Yzg4YTZjMWI0L3NlYzo2ZDY4ZDg5MGY3MTM0N2M3OGE0ODc1N2M4OGE2YzFiNF8xL2ZyYWc6YTBhNTVhM2YxYzM3NGJkOWEyM2NlYzJhZmY4YTI2YTEvdGFibGU6MWZmY2U2ZTM4NGVkNDNmYmEyOTBjYmMzMDc4ZDc3YmQvdGFibGVyYW5nZToxZmZjZTZlMzg0ZWQ0M2ZiYTI5MGNiYzMwNzhkNzdiZF8zLTAtMS0xLTA_abfa9d81-bb83-4360-9a75-34bf60f83345">Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 6.625% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i1d1300e8fd2c433ba7152503c61c801b_D20210607-20210607" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjZkNjhkODkwZjcxMzQ3Yzc4YTQ4NzU3Yzg4YTZjMWI0L3NlYzo2ZDY4ZDg5MGY3MTM0N2M3OGE0ODc1N2M4OGE2YzFiNF8xL2ZyYWc6YTBhNTVhM2YxYzM3NGJkOWEyM2NlYzJhZmY4YTI2YTEvdGFibGU6MWZmY2U2ZTM4NGVkNDNmYmEyOTBjYmMzMDc4ZDc3YmQvdGFibGVyYW5nZToxZmZjZTZlMzg0ZWQ0M2ZiYTI5MGNiYzMwNzhkNzdiZF8zLTItMS0xLTA_6c3e2ede-e629-49f7-be62-f7cadf0e7b1a">AELPRB</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i1d1300e8fd2c433ba7152503c61c801b_D20210607-20210607" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjZkNjhkODkwZjcxMzQ3Yzc4YTQ4NzU3Yzg4YTZjMWI0L3NlYzo2ZDY4ZDg5MGY3MTM0N2M3OGE0ODc1N2M4OGE2YzFiNF8xL2ZyYWc6YTBhNTVhM2YxYzM3NGJkOWEyM2NlYzJhZmY4YTI2YTEvdGFibGU6MWZmY2U2ZTM4NGVkNDNmYmEyOTBjYmMzMDc4ZDc3YmQvdGFibGVyYW5nZToxZmZjZTZlMzg0ZWQ0M2ZiYTI5MGNiYzMwNzhkNzdiZF8zLTQtMS0xLTA_ed357049-5749-46cf-90dd-bb3583033bf9">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of 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Section 4.1(d) of the Investment Agreement is hereby amended and replaced in its entirety by the following&#58; </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;the parties shall have obtained all regulatory approvals required to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Reinsurance Agreement&#59;&#8221;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:11.25pt;text-decoration:underline">Amendment of Section 8</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Section 8.1(d) of the Investment Agreement is hereby amended and replaced in its entirety by the following&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;by either the Company or the Purchaser if the Subsequent Closing shall not have occurred prior to 5&#58;00 p.m., New York City time, on August 31, 2021 (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Outside Termination Date</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;)&#59; provided that, if on a date that would have been the Outside Termination Date the conditions set forth in Section 4.1(c) and Section 4.1(d) are the only conditions in Section 4.1 that shall not have been satisfied or waived on or before such date, the Outside Termination Date shall be automatically extended until 5&#58;00 p.m., New York City time, on November 30, 2021, in which case the Outside Termination Date shall be deemed for all purposes under this Agreement to be such later date&#59; </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">provided</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> further that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(d) shall not be available to a party whose failure to fulfill any material obligation under this Agreement or other material breach of this Agreement has been the primary cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Subsequent Closing to have occurred prior to such time.&#8221;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">3.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:11.25pt;text-decoration:underline">Miscellaneous</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.   Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Investment Agreement.  The provisions of Section 11 (</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Amendments and Waivers</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">), Section 12 (</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Notices, etc.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">), Section 16 (</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Governing Law</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">), Section 17 (</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Waiver of Jury Trial</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">), Section 19 (</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Counterparts&#59; Electronic Signature</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">), Section 20 (</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Severability</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">) and Section 21 (</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Miscellaneous</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">) of the Investment Agreement shall apply </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">mutatis mutandis</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> to this Agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;margin-top:9pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#91;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Signature Pages Follow</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#93;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;margin-top:9pt;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;margin-top:9pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;margin-top:9pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;margin-top:9pt;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">This Amendment is hereby agreed to as of the date first written above.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;margin-top:9pt;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;margin-top:9pt;text-align:right"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:44.391%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.701%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:84.099%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.5pt;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">by</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#47;s&#47; 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<th class="tl" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Cover Page<br></strong></div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Jun. 07, 2021</div></th>
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<td class="text">AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The end date of the period reflected on the cover page if a periodic report. For all other reports and registration statements containing historical data, it is the date up through which that historical data is presented.  If there is no historical data in the report, use the filing date. The format of the date is YYYY-MM-DD.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Address Line 1 such as Attn, Building Name, Street Name</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the City or Town</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Code for the postal or zip code</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the state or province.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Regulation 12B<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Indicate if registrant meets the emerging growth company criteria.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Regulation 12B<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Commission file number. The field allows up to 17 characters. The prefix may contain 1-3 digits, the sequence number may contain 1-8 digits, the optional suffix may contain 1-4 characters, and the fields are separated with a hyphen.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Two-character EDGAR code representing the state or country of incorporation.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="top.Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Section 14a<br> -Number 240<br> -Subsection 12<br></p></div>
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