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USD ($)
USD ($) / shares
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USD ($)
USD ($) / shares
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USD ($)
USD ($) / shares
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-Publisher AICPA
-Name Statement of Position (SOP)
-Number 93-7
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF)
-Number 02-16
-Paragraph 6
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