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Other Charges (Income), Net Other Charges (Income), Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)	$ 4,571	$ 4,146	$ 9,320
Impact of Adopting ASU 2017-07 ASC 715 Compensation Retirement Benefit	$ (7,700)	$ (7,600)	$ 16,900

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The impact of Adopting ASU 2017-7 ASC 715 Compensation-Retirement Benefits in the income statement which reclasses the non-service cost components from selling, general and administrative expense, cost of sales and research and development to other charges (income) beginning in 2018.

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Amount of income (expense) related to nonoperating activities, classified as other.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03(9))
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147483621/220-10-S99-2

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