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Amount of investment in marketable security.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.4)
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Marketable Securities, Amortized Cost

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Marketable Securities, Maturity, Allocated And Single Maturity Date, Year One

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