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Disclosure - Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Schedule of Notional Amounts of Outstanding (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955547 - Disclosure - Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Schedule of Fair Value of Derivative Instruments (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955548 - Disclosure - Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Schedule of Offsetting of Derivatives (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955548 - Disclosure - Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Schedule of Offsetting of Derivatives (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955549 - Disclosure - Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Schedule of Cash Flow Hedge Included in OCI (OCL) (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955550 - 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