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Amount, after allocation of valuation allowances and deferred tax liability, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible differences and carryforwards, with jurisdictional netting.

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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences.

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Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary difference from in-process research and development cost acquired in business combination or from joint venture formation or both.

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Amount, before allocation of a valuation allowances, of deferred tax assets attributable to deductible tax credit carryforwards including, but not limited to, research, foreign, general business, alternative minimum tax, and other deductible tax credit carryforwards.

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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from pension benefits.

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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from accrued liabilities.

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Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from reserves and accruals, classified as other.

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Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized.

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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences classified as other.

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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from property, plant, and equipment.

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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from undistributed earnings of subsidiary and other recognized entity not within country of domicile. Includes, but is not limited to, other basis differences.

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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from unrealized gains on foreign currency transactions.

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Impact of netting deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities by tax jurisdiction for presentation purposes.

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Deferred tax assets investments in subsidiaries and affiliates.

No definition available.

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Deferred tax asset, lease assets.

No definition available.

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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax liability attributable to deductible temporary differences from unrealized gains for federal tax purposes on investments in subsidiaries and affiliates.

No definition available.

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Deferred tax liabilities, lease liabilities.

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Impact of netting deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities by tax jurisdiction for presentation purposes.

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Gross deferred tax asset before netting by jurisdiction.

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Gross deferred tax liability before netting by jurisdiction.

No definition available.