.sidebar-checkbox-group .panel{
    border: none;
    border-radius: 0;
    box-shadow: none;
    /* margin: 0 30px 10px 30px;*/
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
}

.sidebar-checkbox-group .panel-heading{
    padding: 0;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 0;
    position: relative;
}

/*accordion header when collapsed*/
.sidebar-checkbox-group .panel-title a{
    display: block;
    padding: 15px 20px;
    margin: 0;
    /*background: #fe7725;*/
    /*background: var(--primary-color);*/
    /*background: var(--sidebar-color);*/
    background: var(--light-ash-comp);
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    /*color: #fff;*/
    color: #333333;
    border-radius: 8px;
    position: relative;
}

.sidebar-checkbox-group .panel-title a:hover{
    text-decoration: none;
}

/*accordion header when collapsed*/
.sidebar-checkbox-group .panel-title a.collapsed{
    /*background: #1c2336;*/
    /*background: #c4c4c4;*/
    background: var(--light-ash);
    color: var(--dark-ash);
}

/*circle around plus icon when expanded*/
.sidebar-checkbox-group .panel-title a:before,
.sidebar-checkbox-group .panel-title a.collapsed:before{
    content: "\f068";
    font-family: fontawesome;
    width: 30px;
    height: 30px;
    line-height: 25px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    /*background: #fe7725;*/
    /*background: var(--sidebar-color);*/
    background: var(--light-ash);
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: normal;
    /*color: #fff;*/
    color: var(--dark-ash);
    text-align: center;
    /*border: 3px solid #fff;*/
    border: 3px solid transparent;
    position: absolute;
    top: 10px;
    right: 14px;
}

/*circle around plus icon when collapsed*/
.sidebar-checkbox-group .panel-title a.collapsed:before{
    content: "\f067";
    color: #333333;
    /*background: #ababab;*/
    background: var(--light-ash-over);
    /*border: 4px solid #626262;*/
    border: 4px solid transparent;
}

/*rectangle on right side of plus when expanded*/
.sidebar-checkbox-group .panel-title a:after,
.sidebar-checkbox-group .panel-title a.collapsed:after{
    content: "";
    width: 17px;
    height: 7px;
    /*background: #fff;*/
    background: var(--light-ash);
    position: absolute;
    top: 22px;
    right: 0;
}

/*rectangle on right side of plus when collapsed*/
.sidebar-checkbox-group .panel-title a.collapsed:after{
    width: 19px;
    /*background: #ababab;*/
    /*background: #e5e5e5;*/
    background: var(--light-ash-over);
}

/*border on left side of panel when expanded*/
.sidebar-checkbox-group .panel-body{
    /*border-left: 3px solid #fe7725;*/
    border-left: 3px solid var(--light-ash-comp);
    border-top: none;
    background: #fff;
    /*font-size: 15px;*/
    /*color: #1c2336;*/
    color: var(--dark-ash);
    line-height: 27px;
    position: relative;
}

/*border on bottom side of panel when expanded*/
.sidebar-checkbox-group .panel-body:before{
    content: "";
    height: 3px;
    width: 50%;
    /*background: #fe7725;*/
    background: var(--light-ash-comp);
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
}
.sidebar-checkbox-group .panel-body p{
    padding: 10px;
}