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Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - Schedule of employee benefit plans recognized in balance sheet - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Pension Plan [Member]
Balance Sheets consist of:
Current Liability	$ 529	$ 398,000
Noncurrent Liability (Asset)	2,431	12,562,000
Net Liability (Asset) Recognized	2,960	12,960,000
Other Pension Plan [Member]
Balance Sheets consist of:
Current Liability
Noncurrent Liability (Asset)	(11,120)	(1,272,000)
Net Liability (Asset) Recognized	$ (11,120)	$ (1,272,000)

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