Employee Benefit Plans (Investment Strategies and Target Allocation) (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
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Defined benefit plan, target allocation percentage of assets, near-term benefit payments	55.00%
Alternative Investments
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, target plan asset allocations	5.00%
Fixed Income Investments
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, target plan asset allocations	55.00%
Equity Securities
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, target plan asset allocations	40.00%
Foreign Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, target plan asset allocations	100.00%
Foreign Plan [Member] \| Pension Benefits
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, target plan asset allocations	100.00%
Foreign Plan [Member] \| Pension Benefits \| Defined Benefit Plan, Cash [Member]
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Defined benefit plan, target plan asset allocations	0.00%
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Defined benefit plan, target plan asset allocations	100.00%
Defined benefit plan, target allocation percentage of assets, long-term growth	40.00%
Defined benefit plan, target allocation percentage of assets, near-term benefit payments	60.00%
UNITED STATES \| Pension Benefits \| Alternative Investments
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, target plan asset allocations	10.00%
UNITED STATES \| Pension Benefits \| Fixed Income Securities
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, target plan asset allocations	55.00%
UNITED STATES \| Pension Benefits \| Equity securities
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, target plan asset allocations	30.00%
UNITED STATES \| Pension Benefits \| Defined Benefit Plan, Cash [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, target plan asset allocations	5.00%

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Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Near-term Benefit Payments

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Percentage of target investment allocation to total plan assets. Includes, but is not limited to, percentage on weighted-average basis if more than one plan.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 55
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