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Total Leverage Ratio, Quarter Five Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, Quarter Five Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, September 30, 2015 Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, Quarter Six Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, Quarter Six Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, December 31, 2015 Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, Quarter Seven Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, Quarter Seven Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, March 31, 2016 Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, Quarter Eight Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, Quarter Eight Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, June 30, 2016 Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, Quarter Nine Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, Quarter Nine Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, September 30, 2016 Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, Quarter Ten Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, Quarter Ten Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, December 31, 2016 Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, Quarter Eleven Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, Quarter Eleven Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, March 31, 2017 Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, Quarter Twelve Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, Quarter Twelve Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, June 30, 2017 Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, Quarter Thirteen Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, Quarter Thirteen Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, September 30, 2017 Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, Quarter Fourteen Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, Quarter Fourteen Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, December 31, 2017 and thereafter Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, Thereafter Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, 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