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Employee Benefit Plans And Other Postretirement Benefits (Schedule Of Reconciliation Of The Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Pension Plan Assets [Member] |  |
Change in plan assets: |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of period | $ 1,992,646 |
Fair value of plan assets, end of period |  | $ 1,992,646
Pension Plan Assets [Member] | Equity Securities, Private Equity/Real Estate [Member] |  |
Change in plan assets: |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of period | 31,227 |
Fair value of plan assets, end of period |  | 31,227
Postretirement Healthcare Benefits [Member] |  |
Change in plan assets: |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of period | 156,840 | 147,875
Fair value of plan assets, end of period | 156,765 | 156,840
Postretirement Healthcare Benefits [Member] | Equity Securities, Private Equity/Real Estate [Member] |  |
Change in plan assets: |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of period | 3,884 |
Fair value of plan assets, end of period | 4,902 | 3,884
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Pension Plan Assets [Member] |  |
Change in plan assets: |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of period | 31,086 |
Fair value of plan assets, end of period | 23,332 | 31,086
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Pension Plan Assets [Member] | Equity Securities, Private Equity/Real Estate [Member] |  |
Change in plan assets: |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of period | 31,086 | 34,234
Relating to assets still held at the reporting date | 2,375 | (3,178)
Purchases, sales and settlements | (10,129) | 30
Fair value of plan assets, end of period | 23,332 | 31,086
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Postretirement Healthcare Benefits [Member] |  |
Change in plan assets: |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of period | 3,869 |
Fair value of plan assets, end of period | 4,891 | 3,869
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Postretirement Healthcare Benefits [Member] | Equity Securities, Private Equity/Real Estate [Member] |  |
Change in plan assets: |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of period | 3,869 | 0
Relating to assets still held at the reporting date | 1,362 | (178)
Purchases, sales and settlements | (340) | 4,047
Fair value of plan assets, end of period | $ 4,891 | $ 3,869

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- Definition Assets, usually stocks, bonds, and other investments, that have been segregated and restricted (usually in a trust) to provide benefits, at their fair value as of the measurement date. Plan assets include amounts contributed by the employer (and by employees for a contributory plan) and amounts earned from investing the contributions, less benefits paid. If a plan has liabilities other than for benefits, those non-benefit obligations may be considered as reductions of plan assets. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 30 -Section 35 -Paragraph 50 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49178875&loc=d3e12355-114930 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=58740216&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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