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Savings Plans, Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Employee Benefits (Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine the Benefit Obligation for Non-Deltic and Deltic Plans) (Details) | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Pension Plans [Member] | Non-Deltic Plans [Member] |  |
Discount rate | 3.40% | 4.40%
Rate of salaried compensation increase | 3.00% | 3.00%
Pension Plans [Member] | Deltic Plans [Member] |  |
Discount rate | 3.40% | 4.40%
Rate of salaried compensation increase | 4.00% | 4.00%
OPEB [Member] | Non-Deltic Plans [Member] |  |
Discount rate | 3.40% | 4.40%
OPEB [Member] | Deltic Plans [Member] |  |
Discount rate | 3.40% | 4.40%

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