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Fair values of available-for-sale interest-bearing security investments by contractual maturity Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date [Table Text Block] Available-for-sale securities, fair value and unrealized losses Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block] Earnings per share Earnings Per Share [Text Block] Schedule of notional amounts and interest rates for cross-currency swaps Schedule of Notional Amounts and Interest Rates for Cross-Currency Swaps [Table Text Block] Schedule of Notional Amounts and Interest Rates for Cross-Currency Swaps Effective portion of the unrealized gain (loss) recognized in Other Comprehensive Income for our derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Effect on Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] Location in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and the effective portion of gain (loss) reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into earnings for our derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges Statements Of Income And Effective Portion Of Gain Loss Reclassified From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Into Income For Our Cash Flow Hedge Contracts [Table Text Block] Tabular disclosure of the location in the Consolidated Statements of Income and the effective portion of the gain (loss) reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into earnings for our derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges. 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