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Employee Benefit Plans Employee Benefit Plans 11 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Employee benefit plans
Expected long-term return on plan assets		4.20%
Healthcare Cost Trend Rate
Initial health care cost for employees under age of 65 (as a percent)	5.90%
Ultimate health care cost for employees under age of 65 (as a percent)	4.40%
Initial Health care cost for employees of age 65 and over (as a percent)	5.00%
Ultimate health care cost for employees of age 65 and over (as a percent)	4.20%
Effects of one-percentage-point change in assumed health care cost trend rates
Effect on total of service and interest cost components -1 Percentage Point Increase	$ 34
Effect on total of service and interest cost components -1 Percentage Point Decrease	(29)
Effect on post-retirement benefit obligation -1 Percentage Point Increase	749
Effect on post-retirement benefit obligation -1 Percentage Point Decrease	$ (645)
Union plan
Employee benefit plans
Expected long-term return on plan assets	6.00%	6.00%	6.00%
Non-union plan
Employee benefit plans
Expected long-term return on plan assets		4.20%	4.20%

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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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