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Benefit Plans (Allocation Of Plan Assets) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] | Cash and Equivalents [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target range allocation, minimum	0.00%
Target range allocation, maximum	5.00%
Actual allocation	2.00%
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] | U.S. Large Cap Core [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target range allocation, minimum	8.00%
Target range allocation, maximum	18.00%
Actual allocation	11.00%
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] | U.S. Large Cap Value [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target range allocation, minimum	2.50%
Target range allocation, maximum	12.50%
Actual allocation	7.00%
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] | U.S. Large Cap Growth [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target range allocation, minimum	2.50%
Target range allocation, maximum	12.50%
Actual allocation	7.00%
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] | U.S. Small Cap Value [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target range allocation, minimum	0.00%
Target range allocation, maximum	4.00%
Actual allocation	1.00%
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] | U.S. Small Cap Growth [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target range allocation, minimum	0.00%
Target range allocation, maximum	4.00%
Actual allocation	2.00%
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] | International - Developed Markets [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target range allocation, minimum	7.00%
Target range allocation, maximum	19.00%
Actual allocation	12.00%
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] | International - Emerging Markets [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target range allocation, minimum	0.00%
Target range allocation, maximum	10.00%
Actual allocation	5.00%
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] | Global Asset Allocation Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target range allocation, minimum	5.00%
Target range allocation, maximum	15.00%
Actual allocation	11.00%
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] | Risk Parity Allocation Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target range allocation, minimum	5.00%
Target range allocation, maximum	15.00%
Actual allocation	10.00%
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target range allocation, minimum	20.00%
Target range allocation, maximum	40.00%
Actual allocation	32.00%
Other Postretirement Benefits Plans [Member] | Cash and Equivalents [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target range allocation, minimum	0.00%
Target range allocation, maximum	15.00%
Actual allocation	3.00%
Other Postretirement Benefits Plans [Member] | Domestic [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target range allocation, minimum	0.00%
Target range allocation, maximum	45.00%
Actual allocation	21.00%
Other Postretirement Benefits Plans [Member] | International [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target range allocation, minimum	0.00%
Target range allocation, maximum	21.00%
Actual allocation	13.00%
Other Postretirement Benefits Plans [Member] | Global Asset Allocation Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target range allocation, minimum	5.00%
Target range allocation, maximum	40.00%
Actual allocation	16.00%
Other Postretirement Benefits Plans [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target range allocation, minimum	10.00%
Target range allocation, maximum	70.00%
Actual allocation	47.00%

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Target allocation maximum percentage of investments of this type to total plan assets presented on a weighted average basis.

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