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Retirement and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans - Schedule of Assumptions Used to Estimate the Actuarial Value of Benefit Obligations (Details) | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Defined Benefit Retirement Plans | U.S. Plans |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Rate of increase in compensation | 3.00% | 3.00% | 3.00%
Defined Benefit Retirement Plans | Minimum | U.S. Plans |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Discount rates | 2.10% | 2.80% | 2.80%
Defined Benefit Retirement Plans | Minimum | European Plans |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Discount rates | 0.35% | 1.25% | 1.20%
Rate of increase in compensation | 2.75% | 2.75% | 2.75%
Expected long-term rates of return on plan assets | 2.00% | 2.00% | 2.00%
Defined Benefit Retirement Plans | Maximum | U.S. Plans |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Discount rates | 2.80% | 3.20% | 3.20%
Defined Benefit Retirement Plans | Maximum | European Plans |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Discount rates | 2.05% | 3.05% | 2.55%
Rate of increase in compensation | 3.00% | 3.00% | 3.00%
Expected long-term rates of return on plan assets | 3.20% | 4.75% | 4.75%
U.S. Postretirement Plans |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Discount rates | 2.50% | 3.70% | 3.00%

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