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Short-Term and Long-Term Debt - Financial Covenants (Details) | Mar. 31, 2017
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Actual Ratio of Indebtedness to Total Capitalization | 0.43
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Required Ratio of Indebtedness to Total Capitalization | 0.65

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