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Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits (Details 6) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligations and Service and interest cost components of the net periodic postretirement benefit expense
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligations Effect of a one percentage point increase	$ 0	[1]
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligations Effect of a one percentage point decrease	0	[1]
Service and interest cost components of the net periodic postretirement benefit expense Effect of a one percentage point increase	0	[1]
Service and interest cost components of the net periodic postretirement benefit expense Effect of a one percentage point decrease	$ 0	[1]
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations as of December 31:
Discount rate	3.66%
Healthcare cost trend rate	0	[1]
Rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed to decline (ultimate trend rate)	0	[1]
Year the rate is assumed to reach the ultimate trend rate	0	[1]
Expected return on plan assets	0	[1]
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for the years ended December 31:
Discount rate	4.46%
Healthcare cost trend rate	0.00%	[1]
Rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed to decline (ultimate trend rate)	0.00%	[1]
Expected return on plan assets	0.00%	[1]
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