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If condensed consolidating financial statements are being presented, other domain members (in addition to parent) such as guarantor subsidiaries, non-guarantor subsidiaries, and the consolidation eliminations, will be included in order that the respective monetary amounts for each of the domains will aggregate to the respective amounts on the consolidated financial statements. The line items are the various captions used to compile the condensed financial statements. Using extensions, most, if not all, of the elements representing condensed financial statement captions will be the same as those used for the consolidated financial statements captions. Award Type [Axis] Schedule of Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet Tabular disclosure of condensed consolidating Balance Sheets. 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Highfields Capital Management LP [Member] Highfields Capital Management LP Represents Highfields Capital Management LP, a related party of the entity. Document Period End Date CANADA Canada Former Officers [Member] Represents the details pertaining to former officers of the entity. Officers no longer with the company Related Party Transactions by Type of Services Received from External Vendor [Axis] Pertinent information related to the type of services received from an external vendor. Related Party Transactions Type of Services Received from External Vendor [Domain] Represents the various types of services received from an external vendor. Circular Advertisement Printing Services [Member] Printing of circular advertisement services received from an external vendor Represents the circular advertisement printing services received from an external vendor in which the related party of the entity owns a majority equity position. 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