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Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Schedule of allocation of plan assets | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Pension Plan [Member] |  |
Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Schedule of allocation of plan assets [Line Items] |  |
Pension Plan | 100.00% | 100.00%
Other Benefits Plan [Member] |  |
Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Schedule of allocation of plan assets [Line Items] |  |
Pension Plan | 100.00% | 100.00%
Equity Securities [Member] | Pension Plan [Member] |  |
Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Schedule of allocation of plan assets [Line Items] |  |
Pension Plan | 53.60% | 59.60%
Other Benefits Plan | 55.00% |
Equity Securities [Member] | Other Benefits Plan [Member] |  |
Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Schedule of allocation of plan assets [Line Items] |  |
Pension Plan | 55.20% | 66.80%
Other Benefits Plan | 43.00% |
Debt Securities [Member] | Pension Plan [Member] |  |
Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Schedule of allocation of plan assets [Line Items] |  |
Pension Plan | 40.90% | 37.90%
Other Benefits Plan | 38.00% |
Debt Securities [Member] | Other Benefits Plan [Member] |  |
Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Schedule of allocation of plan assets [Line Items] |  |
Pension Plan | 24.70% | 30.70%
Other Benefits Plan | 50.00% |
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] | Pension Plan [Member] |  |
Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Schedule of allocation of plan assets [Line Items] |  |
Pension Plan | 3.90% | 1.00%
Other Benefits Plan | 2.00% |
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] | Other Benefits Plan [Member] |  |
Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Schedule of allocation of plan assets [Line Items] |  |
Pension Plan | 20.10% | 2.50%
Other Benefits Plan | 2.00% |
Exchange Traded Funds [Member] | Pension Plan [Member] |  |
Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Schedule of allocation of plan assets [Line Items] |  |
Pension Plan | 1.60% | 1.50%
Other Benefits Plan | 5.00% |
Exchange Traded Funds [Member] | Other Benefits Plan [Member] |  |
Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Schedule of allocation of plan assets [Line Items] |  |
Pension Plan | 0.00% | 0.00%
Other Benefits Plan | 5.00% |

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