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Retirement Plans (Plan's Allocated Target Ranges and Actual Weighted Average Asset Allocation by Investment Categories) (Details)		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Percent Hedge Against Projected Benefit Obligation		57.00%
Actual percentage		100.00%	100.00%
Return Seeking Assets [Member]
Actual percentage	[1]	59.00%	43.00%
Liability Hedging Assets [Member]
Actual percentage		38.00%	38.00%
Short-term Investments [Member]
Actual percentage		3.00%	19.00%
Minimum [Member] | Return Seeking Assets [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Investment Policy and Strategy, Description		0.15
Minimum [Member] | Liability Hedging Assets [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Investment Policy and Strategy, Description		0.35
Minimum [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Investment Policy and Strategy, Description		0
Maximum [Member] | Return Seeking Assets [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Investment Policy and Strategy, Description		0.7
Maximum [Member] | Liability Hedging Assets [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Investment Policy and Strategy, Description		0.75
Maximum [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Investment Policy and Strategy, Description		0
[1] Includes limited partnerships.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 55
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Percentage of actual 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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