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Number of consecutive break years.

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Number of publicly traded companies pursuant to entity having employee benefit plans.

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Number of share that will be received in exchange of shares already held pursuant to employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

No definition available.

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Percentage of participant contribution in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

No definition available.

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Represents the period of severance.

No definition available.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 962
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Percentage of employer matching contribution on eligible participant contribution to employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

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Amount of plan asset, in forfeited nonvested account, no longer allocated to participant in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

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Amount of decrease in forfeited nonvested account of employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)) from employer contribution.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
-Topic 962
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Percentage of eligible compensation contributed for participant automatically enrolled in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

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