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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in the income statement for financial instrument classified as investments in closely-held entities measured on a nonrecurring basis using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in the income statement for financial instrument classified as real estate acquired in settlement of loans measured on a nonrecurring basis using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Represents the period-end amount of investments in closely-held entities remeasured at fair value during period.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of unsecured Notes with the highest claim on the assets of the issuer in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer). Senior note holders are paid off in full before any payments are made to junior note holders.

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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.

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