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Fiscal year number of weeks.

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Increase in cost of sales due to inventory purchase accounting.

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Increase in inventory due to purchase accounting.

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Number of operating lease renewals.

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Operating lease initial term.

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Operating lease renewal period.

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Revenue recognition percentage of advertising fund fee recognized.

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Revenue recognition percentage of royalty fee recognized.

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Amount charged to advertising expense for the period, which are expenses incurred with the objective of increasing revenue for a specified brand, product or product line.

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For an unclassified balance sheet, a valuation allowance for receivables due a company that are expected to be uncollectible.

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The cumulative difference between the rental payments required by a lease agreement and the rental income or expense recognized on a straight-line basis, or other systematic and rational basis more representative of the time pattern in which use or benefit is granted or derived from the leased property, expected to be recognized in income or expense over the term of the leased property by the lessor or lessee, respectively.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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