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Tabular disclosure of components of income from operating, sales-type, and direct financing leases.

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Tabular disclosure of components of cost of equipment on operating leases.

No definition available.

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Tabular disclosure of net investment in lease for sales-type and direct financing leases.

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Tabular disclosure of the annual minimum payments due from financing leases under ASC 840.

No definition available.

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Tabular disclosure of future minimum payments receivable in the aggregate and for succeeding fiscal years for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year.

No definition available.

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Tabular disclosure of the location of operating and finance lease right of use assets and liabilities in the statement of financial position.

No definition available.

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Tabular disclosure of the undiscounted future minimum lease payments as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, in aggregate and for each of the five years succeeding fiscal years.

No definition available.

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Tabular disclosure of weighted-average remaining lease term in years and discount rates.

No definition available.

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Tabular disclosure of undiscounted cash flows of finance lease liability. Includes, but is not limited to, reconciliation of undiscounted cash flows to finance lease liability recognized in statement of financial position.

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Tabular disclosure of lessee's lease cost. Includes, but is not limited to, interest expense for finance lease, amortization of right-of-use asset for finance lease, operating lease cost, short-term lease cost, variable lease cost and sublease income.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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Tabular disclosure of undiscounted cash flows of lessee's operating lease liability. Includes, but is not limited to, reconciliation of undiscounted cash flows to operating lease liability recognized in statement of financial position.

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Tabular disclosure of maturity of undiscounted cash flows to be received by lessor on annual basis for operating lease.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Tabular disclosure of maturity of undiscounted cash flows to be received on annual basis for sales-type and direct financing leases receivable. Includes, but is not limited to, reconciliation to lease receivable recognized in statement of financial position.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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Tabular disclosure of future minimum payments required in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year and the total minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the balance sheet date.

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