Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans (Investment Strategies and Target Allocation) (Details) - Pension plan	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
U.S.
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Allocation [Line Items]
Assets for the near-term benefit payments	80.00%
Assets for longer-term growth	20.00%
Target allocations	100.00%
U.S. \| Equity securities
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Allocation [Line Items]
Target allocations	17.00%
U.S. \| Fixed income securities
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Allocation [Line Items]
Target allocations	80.00%
U.S. \| Alternative Investments
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Allocation [Line Items]
Target allocations	3.00%
Non-U.S.
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Allocation [Line Items]
Assets for the near-term benefit payments	85.00%
Assets for longer-term growth	15.00%
Target allocations	100.00%
Non-U.S. \| Equity securities
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Allocation [Line Items]
Target allocations	10.00%
Non-U.S. \| Fixed income securities
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Allocation [Line Items]
Target allocations	85.00%
Non-U.S. \| Alternative Investments
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Allocation [Line Items]
Target allocations	5.00%

Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Long-term Growth

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