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-Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB)
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-Article 5
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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
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-Subparagraph a
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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 03
-Paragraph 8
-Article 7
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