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RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLANS - Schedule of Weighted Average Pension Plans Asset Allocations by Asset Category (Details)	Dec. 31, 2024
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Target	100.00%
Actual	100.00%
Debt securities
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Target	4.00%
Actual	4.00%
Equity securities
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Target	10.00%
Actual	10.00%
Fixed income securities
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Target	73.00%
Actual	65.00%
Multi-asset credit fund
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Target	5.00%
Actual	11.00%
Real assets
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Target	4.00%
Actual	2.00%
Hedge funds
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Target	2.00%
Actual	7.00%
Cash
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Target	2.00%
Actual	1.00%

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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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-Topic 715
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Percentage of actual 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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