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Cash Equivalents Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block] Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] Entity Address, Postal Zip Code Entity Address, Postal Zip Code Accounts Payable Accounts Payable Loans Receivable, Amortized Cost Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss Significant Accounting Policies [Table] Significant Accounting Policies [Table] Significant Accounting Policies [Table] Payments for legal settlements Payments for Legal Settlements Title of 12(b) Security Title of 12(b) Security Fair Value of Assets (Liabilities) Not Measured at Fair Value In Consolidated Balance Sheets Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring [Table Text Block] Statement [Table] 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