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Employee Benefit Plans, Weighted-Average Assumptions (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Minimum [Member]
Employee Benefit Plans (Textual)
Yield curve maturities	6 months
Maximum [Member]
Employee Benefit Plans (Textual)
Yield curve maturities	99 years
Pension Plans [Member]
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Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine Net Periodic Benefit Cost
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Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member]
Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligation
Discount rate	4.13%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember	4.88%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
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Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Discount rate	4.88%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember	4.19%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember	4.97%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
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- Definition

The interest rate used to adjust for the time value of money for the plan.

+ References

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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Expected rate of compensation increases (for pay-related plans).

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Defined benefit plan annualized discount rates range of maturities.

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