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Employee benefits - Plan assets by fair value hierarchy (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | $ 878,785 | $ 799,935 |
Obligations of U.S. Government sponsored entities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 194,442 | 178,983 |
Corporate bonds and debentures |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 334,524 | 312,688 |
Equity securities - Common stocks |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 101,081 | 116,254 |
Equity securities - ETF's |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 132,238 | 87,642 |
Foreign Commingled Trust Fund |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 98,431 | 82,030 |
Mutual Funds |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 4,526 | 4,490 |
Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 5,777 |
Private Equity investments |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 70 | 74 |
Cash and Cash Equivalents |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 9,626 | 7,401 |
Accrued Income Receivable |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 3,847 | 4,596 |
Level 1 |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 204,716 | 175,738 |
Level 1 | Obligations of U.S. Government sponsored entities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Level 1 | Corporate bonds and debentures |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Level 1 | Equity securities - Common stocks |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 101,081 | 116,254 |
Level 1 | Equity securities - ETF's |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 94,009 | 52,083 |
Level 1 | Foreign Commingled Trust Fund |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Level 1 | Mutual Funds |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Level 1 | Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Level 1 | Private Equity investments |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Level 1 | Cash and Cash Equivalents |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 9,626 | 7,401 |
Level 1 | Accrued Income Receivable |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Level 2 |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 556,164 | 522,528 |
Level 2 | Obligations of U.S. Government sponsored entities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 187,065 | 171,744 |
Level 2 | Corporate bonds and debentures |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 326,344 | 304,958 |
Level 2 | Equity securities - Common stocks |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Level 2 | Equity securities - ETF's |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 38,229 | 35,559 |
Level 2 | Foreign Commingled Trust Fund |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Level 2 | Mutual Funds |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 4,526 | 4,490 |
Level 2 | Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 5,777 |
Level 2 | Private Equity investments |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Level 2 | Cash and Cash Equivalents |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Level 2 | Accrued Income Receivable |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 3,917 | 4,670 | $ 5,092
Level 3 | Obligations of U.S. Government sponsored entities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 | Corporate bonds and debentures |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 | Equity securities - Common stocks |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 | Equity securities - ETF's |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 | Foreign Commingled Trust Fund |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 | Mutual Funds |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 | Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 | Private Equity investments |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 70 | 74 |
Level 3 | Cash and Cash Equivalents |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 | Accrued Income Receivable |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 3,847 | 4,596 |
Measured at NAV |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 113,988 | 96,999 |
Measured at NAV | Obligations of U.S. Government sponsored entities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 7,377 | 7,239 |
Measured at NAV | Corporate bonds and debentures |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 8,180 | 7,730 |
Measured at NAV | Equity securities - Common stocks |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Measured at NAV | Equity securities - ETF's |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Measured at NAV | Foreign Commingled Trust Fund |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 98,431 | 82,030 |
Measured at NAV | Mutual Funds |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Measured at NAV | Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Measured at NAV | Private Equity investments |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Measured at NAV | Cash and Cash Equivalents |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Measured at NAV | Accrued Income Receivable |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | $ 0 | $ 0 |

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