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Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits (Schedule Of Pension And Postretirement Plans Investment Policy And Weighted Average Asset Allocations) (Details) | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2011 Plan Assets [Member] | Dec. 31, 2010 Plan Assets [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Equity securities |  | 34.00% | 36.00%
Debt securities |  | 50.00% | 52.00%
Other |  | 16.00% | 12.00%
Total |  | 100.00% | 100.00%
Equity securities, asset allocation, policy range minimum | 20.00% |  |
Equity securities, asset allocation, policy range maximum | 55.00% |  |
Debt securities, asset allocation, policy range minimum | 30.00% |  |
Debt securities, asset allocation, policy range maximum | 65.00% |  |
Other, asset allocation, policy range minimum | 5.00% |  |
Other, asset allocation, policy range maximum | 25.00% |  |

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- Definition The percentage of the fair value of debt securities to the fair value of total plan assets held as of the measurement date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 132R -Paragraph 5 -Subparagraph d(1) -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6962843&loc=d3e2446-114920 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (d)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6962843&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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