Pension Benefits - Actuarial Assumptions Pension Expense (Details) - Pension Plans, Defined Benefit	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Weighted-average Discount Rate	2.56%	2.56%	4.28%
Service Cost Discount Rate	2.41%	2.42%	4.26%
Interest Cost Discount Rate	1.90%	1.89%	3.91%
Rate of Increase in Future Compensation Levels	3.40%	3.40%	3.40%
Expected Long Term Rate of Return on Plan Assets	2.70%	4.90%	5.70%

Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Interest Cost Discount Rate

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Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used in Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Service Cost Discount Rate

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Weighted average rate for present value of future retirement benefits cash flows, used to determine net periodic benefit cost of defined benefit plan.

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Weighted average rate of return on plan assets, reflecting average rate of earnings expected on existing plan assets and expected contributions, used to determine net periodic benefit cost of defined benefit plan.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Publisher FASB
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Weighted average rate of compensation increase used to determine net periodic benefit cost of defined benefit plan. Plan includes, but is not limited to, pay-related defined benefit plan.

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