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Date which lease or group of leases is set to begin, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

No definition available.

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No definition available.

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No definition available.

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Percentage increase of annual base rent in each subsequent year of the lease term.

No definition available.

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Date which lease or group of leases is set to expire, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

No definition available.

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Remaining lease term of operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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-Section 50
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Term of lessee's operating lease renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
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-Publisher FASB
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Term of lessee's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of operating lease expense. Excludes sublease income.

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-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
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