{"schema_version":2,"canonical_url":"https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/480/10/#25-recognition","source":"FASB Accounting Standards Codification, Basic View","usage":"Study and research edition. Verify current requirements with the official source. Summaries, enrichment, and tags are machine-generated study aids. Paragraph html preserves source markup; snippet is abbreviated. 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It is entered into in conjunction with some other transaction and is legally detachable and separately exercisable.\"><span>freestanding financial instrument</span></a> in its entirety. </span></span> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_64DD13E2-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Any nonsubstantive or minimal features shall be disregarded in applying the classification provisions of this Section. </span></span> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_64DD156D-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Judgment, based on consideration of all the terms of an instrument and other relevant facts and circumstances, is necessary to distinguish substantive, nonminimal features from nonsubstantive or minimal features. </span></span> </div> </div>","snippet":"The guidance in this Section shall be applied to a freestanding financial instrument in its entirety. Any nonsubstantive or minimal features shall be disregarded in applying the classification provisions of this Section.…","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:da24b86f7464cfd1c1391cbdb2c9bc6501d828fc8673002262753b27457859d3","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T00:35:41.225Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T00:35:41.225Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147481766","source_sha256":"fc49aaa9541711d084e07e2f3fd693b8ab60b4a79e7d4e99e1ce2d0fd8f8274f"}},{"citation":"480-10-25-2","para":"25-2","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_64DD170F-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">For purposes of applying paragraph <a href=\"/asc/815/10/#815-10-15-74\" class=\"xref\">815-10-15-74(a)</a> in analyzing an embedded feature as though it were a separate instrument, paragraphs <div class=\"xref-range displayInline\"><a href=\"/asc/480/10/#480-10-25-4\" class=\"xref\">480-10-25-4 through 25-14</a></div> shall not be applied to the embedded feature. </span></span> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_64DD189E-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Embedded features shall be analyzed by applying other applicable guidance. </span></span> </div> </div>","snippet":"For purposes of applying paragraph 815-10-15-74(a) in analyzing an embedded feature as though it were a separate instrument, paragraphs 480-10-25-4 through 25-14 shall not be applied to the embedded feature. Embedded fea…","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:0ab12428f803d1afc1f5ccb3da9c9aaf6111bca99576ca905ea884a1456b8a2b","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T00:35:41.225Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T00:35:41.225Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147481766","source_sha256":"fc49aaa9541711d084e07e2f3fd693b8ab60b4a79e7d4e99e1ce2d0fd8f8274f"}},{"citation":"480-10-25-3","para":"25-3","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\"> <a href=\"/updates/page-1833002/\" class=\"xref\">Paragraph not used</a>.</div> </div>","snippet":"Paragraph not used.","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:cbd91609b902af3331b952c970f583bd7033d6aeedcb5c794d6a453d9cadbd82","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T00:35:41.225Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T00:35:41.225Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147481766","source_sha256":"fc49aaa9541711d084e07e2f3fd693b8ab60b4a79e7d4e99e1ce2d0fd8f8274f"}}],"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:14e0cb06209ffeca11f78559deb33a28ab94d29b4a24176a5c14d8046788d42a","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T00:35:41.225Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T00:35:41.225Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147481766","source_sha256":"fc49aaa9541711d084e07e2f3fd693b8ab60b4a79e7d4e99e1ce2d0fd8f8274f"}},{"block":null,"heading":"Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments","paragraphs":[{"citation":"480-10-25-4","para":"25-4","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_64DD1A0B-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">A mandatorily redeemable financial instrument shall be classified as a liability unless the redemption is required to occur only upon the liquidation or termination of the reporting entity. </span></span> </div> </div>","snippet":"A mandatorily redeemable financial instrument shall be classified as a liability unless the redemption is required to occur only upon the liquidation or termination of the reporting entity.","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:f4abe375a7faf6f11b30a1f45f0c1d1e8d01240a3fff09722e6ee972ae23ef96","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T00:35:41.225Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T00:35:41.225Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147481766","source_sha256":"fc49aaa9541711d084e07e2f3fd693b8ab60b4a79e7d4e99e1ce2d0fd8f8274f"}},{"citation":"480-10-25-5","para":"25-5","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_64DD1B7D-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">A <a href=\"/glossary/f/#financial-instrument\" class=\"term\" title=\"Cash, evidence of an ownership interest in an entity, or a contract that both: Imposes on one entity a contractual obligation either: To deliver cash or another financial instrument to a second entity To exchange other financial instruments on potentially unfavorable terms with the second entity. Conveys to that second entity a contractual right either: To receive cash or another financial instrument from the first entity To exchange other financial instruments on potentially favorable terms with the first entity. The use of the term financial instrument in this definition is recursive (because the term financial instrument is included in it), though it is not circular. The definition requires a chain of contractual obligations that ends with the delivery of cash or an ownership interest in an entity. Any number of obligations to deliver financial instruments can be links in a chain that qualifies a particular contract as a financial instrument. Contractual rights and contractual obligations encompass both those that are conditioned on the occurrence of a specified event and those that are not. All contractual rights (contractual obligations) that are financial instruments meet the definition of asset (liability) set forth in FASB Concepts Statement No. 6, Elements of Financial Statements, although some may not be recognized as assets (liabilities) in financial statements—that is, they may be off-balance-sheet—because they fail to meet some other criterion for recognition. For some financial instruments, the right is held by or the obligation is due from (or the obligation is owed to or by) a group of entities rather than a single entity. (P) December 16, 2024; (N) December 16, 2025105-10-65-9Cash, evidence of an ownership interest in an entity, or a contract that both: Imposes on one entity a contractual obligation either: To deliver cash or another financial instrument to a second entity To exchange other financial instruments on potentially unfavorable terms with the second entity. Conveys to that second entity a contractual right either: To receive cash or another financial instrument from the first entity To exchange other financial instruments on potentially favorable terms with the first entity. The use of the term financial instrument in this definition is recursive (because the term financial instrument is included in it), though it is not circular. The definition requires a chain of contractual obligations that ends with the delivery of cash or an ownership interest in an entity. Any number of obligations to deliver financial instruments can be links in a chain that qualifies a particular contract as a financial instrument. Contractual rights and contractual obligations encompass both those that are conditioned on the occurrence of a specified event and those that are not. Some contractual rights (contractual obligations) that are financial instruments may not be recognized in financial statements—that is, they may be off-balance-sheet—because they fail to meet some other criterion for recognition. For some financial instruments, the right is held by or the obligation is due from (or the obligation is owed to or by) a group of entities rather than a single entity.\"><span>financial instrument</span></a> that embodies a conditional obligation to redeem the instrument by <a href=\"/glossary/t/#transfer\" class=\"term\" title=\"The term transfer is used in a broad sense consistent with its use in FASB Concepts Statement No. 6, Elements of Financial Statements (such as in paragraph 137), rather than in the narrow sense in which it is used in Subtopic 860-10. (P) December 16, 2024; (N) December 16, 2025105-10-65-9The term transfer is used in a broad sense, rather than in the narrow sense in which it is used in Subtopic 860-10.\"><span>transferring</span></a> assets upon an event not certain to occur becomes mandatorily redeemable if that event occurs, the condition is resolved, or the event becomes certain to occur. </span></span> </div> </div>","snippet":"A financial instrument that embodies a conditional obligation to redeem the instrument by transferring assets upon an event not certain to occur becomes mandatorily redeemable if that event occurs, the condition is resol…","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:7b3f85f6c31da155d7113ac646cb9b65c25dd2638a34a51b16892da011e80aee","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T00:35:41.225Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T00:35:41.225Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147481766","source_sha256":"fc49aaa9541711d084e07e2f3fd693b8ab60b4a79e7d4e99e1ce2d0fd8f8274f"}},{"citation":"480-10-25-6","para":"25-6","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_64DD1CF0-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">In determining if an instrument is mandatorily redeemable, all terms within a redeemable instrument shall be considered. </span></span> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_64DD1E4C-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">The following items do not affect the classification of a mandatorily redeemable financial instrument as a liability: </span></span> <ol class=\"ol-norm\"> <li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">a</span> <div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_64DD1FAF-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">A term extension option </span></span> </div> </li> <li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">b</span> <div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_64DD20F5-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">A provision that defers redemption until a specified liquidity level is reached </span></span> </div> </li> <li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">c</span> <div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_64DD2239-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">A similar provision that may delay or accelerate the timing of a mandatory redemption. </span></span> </div> </li> </ol> </div> </div>","snippet":"In determining if an instrument is mandatorily redeemable, all terms within a redeemable instrument shall be considered. The following items do not affect the classification of a mandatorily redeemable financial instrume…","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:9e87481a37c8df5bc1ddc6141f2f558286782fe466b547a88f7283281d109d14","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T00:35:41.225Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T00:35:41.225Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147481766","source_sha256":"fc49aaa9541711d084e07e2f3fd693b8ab60b4a79e7d4e99e1ce2d0fd8f8274f"}},{"citation":"480-10-25-7","para":"25-7","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_64DD235E-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">If a financial instrument will be redeemed only upon the occurrence of a conditional event, redemption of that instrument is conditional and, therefore, the instrument does not meet the definition of mandatorily redeemable financial instrument in this Subtopic. However, that financial instrument would be assessed at each reporting period to determine whether circumstances have changed such that the instrument now meets the definition of a mandatorily redeemable instrument (that is, the event is no longer conditional). If the event has occurred, the condition is resolved, or the event has become certain to occur, the financial instrument is reclassified as a liability. </span></span> </div> </div>","snippet":"If a financial instrument will be redeemed only upon the occurrence of a conditional event, redemption of that instrument is conditional and, therefore, the instrument does not meet the definition of mandatorily redeemab…","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:894f0dd46c981177f5ec0599784fe5871923cd6479342827fc10834148490477","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T00:35:41.225Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T00:35:41.225Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147481766","source_sha256":"fc49aaa9541711d084e07e2f3fd693b8ab60b4a79e7d4e99e1ce2d0fd8f8274f"}}],"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:9cbe2bae6bdbd89d7419559d264906ab62ea49a35a90dd6dce778e5ed1b3f2ce","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T00:35:41.225Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T00:35:41.225Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147481766","source_sha256":"fc49aaa9541711d084e07e2f3fd693b8ab60b4a79e7d4e99e1ce2d0fd8f8274f"}},{"block":null,"heading":"Obligations to Repurchase Issuer's Equity Shares by Transferring Assets","paragraphs":[{"citation":"480-10-25-8","para":"25-8","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_64DD2584-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">An entity shall classify as a liability (or an asset in some circumstances) </span></span> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_64DD26F7-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">any financial instrument, other than an outstanding share, that, at inception, has both of the following characteristics: </span></span> <ol class=\"ol-norm\"> <li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">a</span> <div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_64DD280C-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">It embodies an <a href=\"/glossary/o/#obligation\" class=\"term\" title=\"A conditional or unconditional duty or responsibility to transfer assets or to issue equity shares. Because Topic 480 relates only to financial instruments and not to contracts to provide services and other types of contracts, but includes duties or responsibilities to issue equity shares, this definition of obligation differs from the definition found in FASB Concepts Statement No. 6, Elements of Financial Statements, and is applicable only for items in the scope of that Topic. (P) December 16, 2024; (N) December 16, 2025105-10-65-9A conditional or unconditional duty or responsibility to transfer assets or to issue equity shares. This definition is applicable only for items within the scope of Topic 480.\"><span>obligation</span></a> to repurchase the <a href=\"/glossary/i/#issuer-s-equity-shares\" class=\"term\" title=\"The equity shares of any entity whose financial statements are included in the consolidated financial statements.\"><span>issuer's equity shares</span></a>, or is indexed to such an obligation. </span></span> </div> </li> <li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">b</span> <div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_64DD2905-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">It requires or may require the <a href=\"/glossary/i/#issuer\" class=\"term\" title=\"The entity that issued a financial instrument or may be required under the terms of a financial instrument to issue its equity shares.\"><span>issuer</span></a> to settle the obligation by transferring assets. </span></span> </div> </li> </ol> </div> </div>","snippet":"An entity shall classify as a liability (or an asset in some circumstances) any financial instrument, other than an outstanding share, that, at inception, has both of the following characteristics:\n(a) It embodies an obl…","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:fc3ede196603a59685ea1b10a15a8eebcf392075fc2694b9ce8771fa560cbc2e","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T00:35:41.225Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T00:35:41.225Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147481766","source_sha256":"fc49aaa9541711d084e07e2f3fd693b8ab60b4a79e7d4e99e1ce2d0fd8f8274f"}},{"citation":"480-10-25-9","para":"25-9","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_64DD2A38-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">In this Subtopic, <em class=\"ph i\">indexed to</em> is used interchangeably with <em class=\"ph i\">based on variations in the <a href=\"/glossary/f/#fair-value\" class=\"term\" title=\"The price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.\"><span>fair value</span></a> of</em>. </span></span> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_64DD2B91-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">The phrase <em class=\"ph i\">requires or may require</em> encompasses instruments that either conditionally or unconditionally obligate the issuer to <a href=\"/glossary/t/#transfer\" class=\"term\" title=\"The term transfer is used in a broad sense consistent with its use in FASB Concepts Statement No. 6, Elements of Financial Statements (such as in paragraph 137), rather than in the narrow sense in which it is used in Subtopic 860-10. (P) December 16, 2024; (N) December 16, 2025105-10-65-9The term transfer is used in a broad sense, rather than in the narrow sense in which it is used in Subtopic 860-10.\"><span>transfer</span></a> assets. </span></span> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_64DD2CE1-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">If the obligation is conditional, the number of conditions leading up to the transfer of assets is irrelevant. </span></span> </div> </div>","snippet":"In this Subtopic, indexed to is used interchangeably with based on variations in the fair value of. 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(Business entities have interest holders that are commonly known by specialized names, such as stockholders, partners, and proprietors, and by more general names, such as investors, but all are encompassed by the descriptive term owners. Equity of business entities is, thus, commonly known by several names, such as owners' equity, stockholders' equity, ownership, equity capital, partners' capital, and proprietorship. Some entities [for example, mutual organizations] do not have stockholders, partners, or proprietors in the usual sense of those terms but do have participants whose interests are essentially ownership interests, residual interests, or both.)\"><span>shares</span></a>. </span></span> </div> </li> </ol> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_64DD335D-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Those instruments are classified as assets or liabilities initially or subsequently depending on the instrument's fair value on the reporting date. </span></span> </div> </div>","snippet":"Certain financial instruments that embody obligations that are liabilities within the scope of this Subtopic also may contain characteristics of assets but be reported as single items. 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by issuing another instrument (for example, a note payable in cash) ultimately requires settlement by a transfer of assets, accordingly:\n(a) When applying p…","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:7d4629e6ccbf4d2ce37e3b784b4ee2f3df692dc1310c15e4417fd0798bdaac3f","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T00:35:41.225Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T00:35:41.225Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval 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class=\"sfragment-source\">A financial instrument that embodies an unconditional obligation, or a financial instrument other than an outstanding share that embodies a conditional obligation, that the issuer must or may settle by issuing a variable number of its <a href=\"/glossary/e/#equity-shares\" class=\"term\" title=\"Equity shares refers only to shares that are accounted for as equity.\"><span>equity shares</span></a> shall be classified as a liability (or an asset in some circumstances) if, at inception, the <a href=\"/glossary/m/#monetary-value\" class=\"term\" title=\"What the fair value of the cash, shares, or other instruments that a financial instrument obligates the issuer to convey to the holder would be at the settlement date under specified market conditions.\"><span>monetary value</span></a> of the obligation is based solely or predominantly on any one of the following: </span></span> <ol class=\"ol-norm\"> <li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">a</span> <div 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class=\"sfragment-source\">A freestanding financial instrument that is within the scope of this Subtopic shall not be combined with another freestanding financial instrument in applying paragraphs <div class=\"xref-range displayInline\"><a href=\"/asc/480/10/#480-10-25-4\" class=\"xref\">480-10-25-4 through 25-14</a></div> unless combination is required under the provisions of Topic <a altsource=\"GUID-128369CC-8E3A-4A7E-8F25-33E42B0761E4.ditamap\" class=\"ditamap\">815</a>. </span></span> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_64DD3B03-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">For example, a freestanding written put option that is classified as a liability under this Subtopic shall not be combined with an outstanding equity share. </span></span> </div> </div>","snippet":"A freestanding financial instrument that is within the scope of this Subtopic shall not be combined with another freestanding financial instrument in applying paragraphs 480-10-25-4 through 25-14 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