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Employee Benefits Allocation of Plan Assets (Details) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Allocation of Plan Assets |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations | 100.00% |
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations | 100.00% | 100.00%
Equity securities |  |
Allocation of Plan Assets |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations | 23.00% |
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations | 22.00% | 22.00%
Fixed income securities |  |
Allocation of Plan Assets |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations | 41.00% |
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations | 38.00% | 46.00%
Real estate |  |
Allocation of Plan Assets |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations | 8.00% |
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations | 7.00% | 5.00%
Other plan assets |  |
Allocation of Plan Assets |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations | 28.00% |
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations | 33.00% | 27.00%

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