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        <ExplanationTxt>AN EVALUATION OF WHETHER OR NOT IT HAS ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION IS DETERMINED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY THE COOPERATIVE. WHILE IT BELIEVES IT HAS ADEQUATELY PROVIDED FOR ALL TAX POSITIONS, AMOUNTS ASSERTED BY TAXING AUTHORITIES COULD BE DIFFERENT THAN POSTIONS TAKEN BY THE COOPERATIVE. THE COOPERATIVE RECOGNIZES ANY INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSESSED BY TAXING AUTHOITIES IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE, AND WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2014.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
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