Defined benefit plan health care cost trend rate assumed for pre retirement.

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Weighted average rate for present value of future retirement benefits cash flows, used to determine benefit obligation of defined benefit plan.

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Weighted-average interest crediting rate used to determine benefit obligation of defined benefit plan. Plan includes, but is not limited to, cash balance and other defined benefit plans with promised interest crediting rate.

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Weighted average rate for present value of future retirement benefits cash flows, used to determine net periodic benefit cost of defined benefit plan.

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Weighted average rate of return on plan assets, reflecting average rate of earnings expected on existing plan assets and expected contributions, used to determine net periodic benefit cost of defined benefit plan.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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Percentage of target investment allocation to total plan assets. Includes, but is not limited to, percentage on weighted-average basis if more than one plan.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 55
-Paragraph 17
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123450688&loc=d3e4179-114921

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Ultimate trend rate for health care cost for defined benefit postretirement plan.

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Year ultimate health care cost trend rate is expected to be reached, in YYYY format.

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Employee Benefit Plans - Assumptions Used in Calculating the Benefit Obligations and the Net Amount Recognized (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan Health Care Cost Trend Rate Assumed for Pre Retirement		7.00%	7.00%	7.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Ultimate Health Care Cost Trend Rate		4.50%	4.50%	4.50%
Year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate		2032	2032	2032
Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation, Discount Rate		5.43%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Rate of Return on Plan Assets		5.10%	5.40%
Pension Plan [Member] \| Forecast [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Rate of Return on Plan Assets	6.10%
Pension Plan [Member] \| Fixed income securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage		73.00%	65.00%
Pension Plan [Member] \| Fixed income securities \| Forecast [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	81.00%
Pension Plan [Member] \| Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage		27.00%	35.00%
Pension Plan [Member] \| Equity Securities [Member] \| Forecast [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	19.00%
Pension Plan [Member] \| UNITED STATES
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation, Discount Rate		5.43%	2.91%	2.65%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Discount Rate		2.91%	2.66%	3.33%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Rate of Return on Plan Assets		5.10%	5.40%	6.00%
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation, Discount Rate		5.39%	2.72%	2.36%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation, Weighted-Average Interest Crediting Rate		3.89%	3.30%	3.30%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Discount Rate		2.72%	2.36%	3.15%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Rate of Return on Plan Assets		4.80%	4.90%	5.60%
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member] \| Forecast [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Rate of Return on Plan Assets	4.50%
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member] \| Fixed income securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage		75.00%	75.00%
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member] \| Fixed income securities \| Forecast [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	100.00%
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member] \| Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage		25.00%	25.00%
Other Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation, Discount Rate		5.40%	2.83%	2.51%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Discount Rate		2.83%	2.52%	3.25%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Rate of Return on Plan Assets		3.30%	2.90%	3.90%