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The portion of entity's ownership interest in joint venture's equity.

No definition available.

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The amount of unrealized gain in joint venture.

No definition available.

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The amount of investments in joint ventures in an entity's separate financial statements. [Refer: Total for all joint ventures [member]]

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The amount of investments in joint ventures accounted for using the equity method. [Refer: Total for all joint ventures [member]; Investments accounted for using equity method]

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The proportion of ownership interest in a joint venture attributable to the entity. [Refer: Total for all joint ventures [member]]

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