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Represents the minimum principal amount for which uninsured judgments against the entity, any guarantor, or any significant subsidiary considered as events of default under the debt arrangement.

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Represents the minimum principal amount of indebtedness to guarantor or any significant subsidiary which is considered as events of default under the debt arrangement.

No definition available.

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Represents the consecutive period of stay of enforcement below which considered as events of default under the debt arrangement.

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Represents the maximum net senior secured leverage ratio.

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Represents the issuance discount of the debt instrument as a percentage of the principal amount.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, on the undrawn amount under the credit facility.

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Represents the redemption price of the debt instrument as a percentage of the principal amount.

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Represents the reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, expressed as a percentage.

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Represents the percentage of quarterly repayment of principal that is required by debt instrument.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

No definition available.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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For an unclassified balance sheet, the amount as of the balance sheet date of capitalized costs associated with the issuance of debt instruments (for example, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs) that will be charged against earnings over the life of the debt instruments to which such costs pertain. Such amount is before the consideration of accumulated amortization.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of the required periodic payment applied to principal.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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