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Pension, Post-Retirement and Post-Employment Plans (Details) - Key Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligations | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Domestic Pension Plan of Foreign Entity [Member] | Pension And SERP Benefits [Member] |  |
Weighted average assumptions used to measure benefit obligations at measurement date: |  |
Discount rate | 4.60% | 4.20%
Rate of compensation increase | 3.50% | 3.50%
Foreign Pension Plan [Member] | Pension And SERP Benefits [Member] |  |
Weighted average assumptions used to measure benefit obligations at measurement date: |  |
Discount rate | 2.80% | 2.50%
Rate of compensation increase | 3.40% | 2.90%
Domestic Postretirement Benefit Plan of Foreign Entity [Member] |  |
Weighted average assumptions used to measure benefit obligations at measurement date: |  |
Discount rate | 4.40% | 4.20%
Foreign Postretirement Benefit Plan [Member] |  |
Weighted average assumptions used to measure benefit obligations at measurement date: |  |
Discount rate | 14.00% | 12.50%

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