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Asset Retirement Obligation

Definition: An asset retirement obligation is an obligation associated with the retirement of a long-lived asset. The existence of an asset retirement obligation is only based on a current law, statute, or contract, not on a forecasted change in the law or forecasted changes in the interpretation of a law.