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Retirement benefits (Details 2) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
Assumed health care trend rates in next fiscal year and future years |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, valuation difference amortized in two to five years (as a percent) | 25.00% |  |
Pension benefits |  |  |
Retirement benefits |  |  |
Actual asset allocation (as a percent) | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Asset category, Target |  |  |
Target (as a percent) | 100.00% |  |
Benefit obligation |  |  |
Discount rate (as a percent) | 5.09% | 4.13% | 5.19%
Rate of compensation increase (as a percent) | 3.50% | 3.50% | 3.50%
Net periodic benefit cost (years ended) |  |  |
Discount rate (as a percent) | 4.13% | 5.19% | 5.68%
Expected return on plan assets (as a percent) | 7.75% | 7.75% | 8.00%
Rate of compensation increase (as a percent) | 3.50% | 3.50% | 3.50%
Expected rate of return on plan assets for 2012 (as a percent) | 7.75% |  |
Pension benefits | Equity securities |  |  |
Retirement benefits |  |  |
Actual asset allocation (as a percent) | 73.00% | 69.00% |
Asset category, Target |  |  |
Target (as a percent) | 70.00% |  |
Target minimum range (as a percent) | 65.00% | 65.00% |
Target maximum range (as a percent) | 75.00% | 75.00% |
Pension benefits | Fixed income securities |  |  |
Retirement benefits |  |  |
Actual asset allocation (as a percent) | 27.00% | 31.00% |
Asset category, Target |  |  |
Target (as a percent) | 30.00% |  |
Target minimum range (as a percent) | 25.00% | 25.00% |
Target maximum range (as a percent) | 35.00% | 35.00% |
Other benefits |  |  |
Retirement benefits |  |  |
Actual asset allocation (as a percent) | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Asset category, Target |  |  |
Target (as a percent) | 100.00% |  |
Benefit obligation |  |  |
Discount rate (as a percent) | 5.03% | 4.07% | 4.90%
Net periodic benefit cost (years ended) |  |  |
Discount rate (as a percent) | 4.07% | 4.90% | 5.60%
Expected return on plan assets (as a percent) | 7.75% | 7.75% | 8.00%
Assumed health care trend rates in next fiscal year and future years |  |  |
Assumed health care trend rate for medical in next fiscal year (as a percent) | 7.50% | 8.00% |
Assumed health care trend rate for grading down in 2019 and thereafter (as a percent) | 5.00% | 5.00% |
Assumed health care trend rate for dental in next fiscal year (as a percent) | 5.00% | 5.00% |
Assumed health care trend rate for vision in next fiscal year (as a percent) | 4.00% | 4.00% |
Age threshold health care trend rates are adjusted | 65 years |  |
Percentage by which medical trend for post-65 is higher than pre-65 for 2012 through 2014 | 4.00% |  |
Percentage by which medical trend for post-65 is higher than pre-65 for 2015 | 3.00% |  |
Other benefits | Equity securities |  |  |
Retirement benefits |  |  |
Actual asset allocation (as a percent) | 74.00% | 70.00% |
Asset category, Target |  |  |
Target (as a percent) | 70.00% |  |
Target minimum range (as a percent) | 65.00% | 65.00% |
Target maximum range (as a percent) | 75.00% | 75.00% |
Other benefits | Fixed income securities |  |  |
Retirement benefits |  |  |
Actual asset allocation (as a percent) | 26.00% | 30.00% |
Asset category, Target |  |  |
Target (as a percent) | 30.00% |  |
Target minimum range (as a percent) | 25.00% | 25.00% |
Target maximum range (as a percent) | 35.00% | 35.00% |

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- Definition The assumed health care cost trend rate for the next year used to measure the expected cost of benefits covered by the dental plan under the defined benefit plan (gross eligible charges). This is based upon the annual rate of change in the cost of health care benefits currently provided by the postretirement benefit plan, due to factors other than changes in the composition of the plan population by age and dependency status. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The assumed health care cost trend rate for the next year used to measure the expected cost of benefits covered by the vision plan under the defined benefit plan (gross eligible charges). This is based upon the annual rate of change in the cost of health care benefits currently provided by the postretirement benefit plan, due to factors other than changes in the composition of the plan population by age and dependency status. + References No definition available. + Details
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