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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 09
-Article 12
Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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