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Subsequent Event (Details) - Subsequent Event [Member] job in Thousands, $ in Billions | Oct. 25, 2019 USD ($) job
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Subsequent Event [Line Items] |
Term of labor agreement | 4 years
Number of jobs created or retained | job | 9
Capital Addition Purchase Commitments [Member] |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |
Additional manufacturing investments | $ | $ 7.7

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- Definition Long-term Commitment, Labor Agreement, Number of Jobs Retained + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Long-term Commitment, Labor Agreement, Term + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Minimum amount of other commitment not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Excludes commitments explicitly modeled in the taxonomy, including but not limited to, long-term and short-term purchase commitments, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, supply commitments, registration payment arrangements, leases, debt, product warranties, guarantees, environmental remediation obligations, and pensions. + References No definition available. + Details
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Period Type: | instant

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- Definition Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Details
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- Details
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