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Benefit Plans Pension Fair Value Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	$ 1,087,949	$ 1,096,238	$ 982,206
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	48,420	48,710
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Company Stock
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	2,632	2,606
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | U.S. Equity Mutual Funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	5,948	5,831
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | International Equity Mutual Funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	290,027	294,703
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Emerging Markets Equity Mutual Funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	20,536	19,941
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities, Corporate and Government Bonds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	92,878	91,495
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Fixed Income Mutual Funds, Insurance Contracts
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Fixed Income Mutual Funds, Core Bond
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	134,891	144,948
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Real Estate
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Real Asset Mutual Funds, Commodities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	62,401	50,109
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Debt Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount		45,156
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Other Types of Investments, Global Allocation Funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	4,505	4,326
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Other Types of Investments Insurance linked securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	669	2,870
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Defined Benefit Plan Assets, Fair Value Hierarchy
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	704,896	710,695
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Company Stock
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | U.S. Equity Mutual Funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	25,324	24,856
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | International Equity Mutual Funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	9,802	10,314
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Emerging Markets Equity Mutual Funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities, Corporate and Government Bonds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Fixed Income Mutual Funds, Insurance Contracts
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	24,493	25,458
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Fixed Income Mutual Funds, Core Bond
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	54,771	57,286
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Real Estate
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	183,332	186,804
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Real Asset Mutual Funds, Commodities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Debt Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Other Types of Investments, Global Allocation Funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Other Types of Investments, Multi-Strategy Fund
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	20,837	22,336
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Other Types of Investments Insurance linked securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Defined Benefit Plan Assets, Fair Value Hierarchy
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	318,559	327,054
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Company Stock
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | U.S. Equity Mutual Funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | International Equity Mutual Funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Emerging Markets Equity Mutual Funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities, Corporate and Government Bonds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Fixed Income Mutual Funds, Insurance Contracts
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	2,073	1,972	$ 1,775
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Fixed Income Mutual Funds, Core Bond
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Real Estate
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Real Asset Mutual Funds, Commodities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Debt Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Other Types of Investments, Global Allocation Funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Other Types of Investments Insurance linked securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Defined Benefit Plan Assets, Fair Value Hierarchy
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	2,073	1,972
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	48,420	48,710
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 [Member] | Company Stock
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	2,632	2,606
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 [Member] | U.S. Equity Mutual Funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	31,272	30,687
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 [Member] | International Equity Mutual Funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	299,829	305,017
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 [Member] | Emerging Markets Equity Mutual Funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	20,536	19,941
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities, Corporate and Government Bonds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	92,878	91,495
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 [Member] | Fixed Income Mutual Funds, Insurance Contracts
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	26,566	27,430
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 [Member] | Fixed Income Mutual Funds, Core Bond
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	189,662	202,234
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 [Member] | Real Estate
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	183,332	186,804
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 [Member] | Real Asset Mutual Funds, Commodities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	62,401	50,109
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 [Member] | Debt Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	41,989	45,156
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 [Member] | Other Types of Investments, Global Allocation Funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	4,505	4,326
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 [Member] | Other Types of Investments Insurance linked securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	669	2,870
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 [Member] | Defined Benefit Plan Assets, Fair Value Hierarchy
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	1,025,528	1,039,721
Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share | Emerging Markets Equity Mutual Funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	6,093	6,444
Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share | Hedge Funds, Multi-strategy [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount	$ 56,328	$ 50,073

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