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Benefit Plans (Plan Asset Allocations) (Details) | Dec. 31, 2021 Rate | Dec. 31, 2020 Rate
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UNITED STATES |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 100.00% | 100.00%
Foreign Plan [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 100.00% | 100.00%
Equity securities | UNITED STATES |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Target Allocations | 31.00% |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 31.26% | 43.79%
Equity securities | Foreign Plan [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Target Allocations | 12.00% |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 14.76% | 14.85%
Debt securities | UNITED STATES |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Target Allocations | 69.00% |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 68.37% | 55.87%
Debt securities | Foreign Plan [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Target Allocations | 82.00% |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 82.40% | 82.30%
Real estate | UNITED STATES |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Target Allocations | 0.00% |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 0.00% | 0.00%
Real estate | Foreign Plan [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Target Allocations | 2.00% |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 1.11% | 1.12%
Other | UNITED STATES |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Target Allocations | 0.00% |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 0.37% | 0.34%
Other | Foreign Plan [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Target Allocations | 4.00% |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 1.73% | 1.73%

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