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I'm still processing skoestlmeier's interesting comments, but wanted to clarify that (as D Stanley's comment suggests) I am primarily interested in what U.S.-style GAAP accounting would suggest is the most natural high-level way to classify the possible changes to book value. For simplicity, let's assume that all financial statements are accurately prepared (e.g., without fraud).