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Savings Plans, Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Employee Benefits (Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine the Net Periodic Cost (Benefit) for Non-Deltic and Deltic Plans) (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Expected return on plan assets | 5.75% |  |
Pension Plans [Member] | Non-Deltic Plans [Member] |  |  |
Discount rate | 4.40% | 3.85% | 4.40%
Expected return on plan assets | 6.25% | 6.25% | 6.50%
Rate of salaried compensation increase | 3.00% | 3.00% | 3.00%
Pension Plans [Member] | Deltic Plans [Member] |  |  |
Discount rate | 4.40% | 4.30% |
Expected return on plan assets | 6.25% | 6.25% |
Rate of salaried compensation increase | 4.00% | 4.00% |
OPEB [Member] | Non-Deltic Plans [Member] |  |  |
Discount rate | 4.40% | 3.65% | 4.10%
OPEB [Member] | Deltic Plans [Member] |  |  |
Discount rate | 4.40% | 4.30% |

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