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Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits (Details-4) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) concentration | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Other postretirement benefits [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets |  | $ 434,922 | $ 366,301 |
Pension Benefits [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Information about Plan Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Target Plan Asset Allocation |  | 100.00% |  |
Actual Plan Asset Allocation |  | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Other postretirement benefits [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets |  | $ 386,033 | $ 323,780 | $ 361,651
Pension Benefits [Member] | Plan Assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Concentration of Credit Risk [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk, percentage |  | 10.00% |  |
Concentration risk, number of significant concentrations | concentration |  | 0 |  |
Pension Benefits [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Information about Plan Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Target Plan Asset Allocation | [1] | 63.00% |  |
Actual Plan Asset Allocation |  | 64.00% | 60.00% |
Pension Benefits [Member] | United States Equity Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Information about Plan Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Target Plan Asset Allocation |  | 45.50% |  |
Pension Benefits [Member] | Non-United States Equity Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Information about Plan Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Target Plan Asset Allocation |  | 17.50% |  |
Pension Benefits [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Information about Plan Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Target Plan Asset Allocation |  | 30.00% |  |
Actual Plan Asset Allocation |  | 29.00% | 33.00% |
Pension Benefits [Member] | Real Estate [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Information about Plan Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Target Plan Asset Allocation |  | 7.00% |  |
Actual Plan Asset Allocation |  | 7.00% | 7.00% |
Postretirement Benefits [Member] |  |  |  |
Other postretirement benefits [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets |  | $ 48,889 | $ 42,521 | $ 48,470
Postretirement Benefits [Member] | Plan Assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Concentration of Credit Risk [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk, percentage |  | 10.00% |  |
Concentration risk, number of significant concentrations | concentration |  | 0 |  |
Master Pension Trust [Member] |  |  |  |
Other postretirement benefits [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets |  | $ 42,800 | $ 37,500 |
[1] | Target allocations for equity securities are broken out as follows: 45.5% United States equity and 17.5% non-United States equity.

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