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Employee Benefit Plans (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Pension Benefit Plan [Member] |
Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items] |
Cash contributions | $ 1.9
Annual Benefits Plan [Member] |
Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items] |
Cash contributions | 0.5
Other Pension Plan [Member] |
Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items] |
Cash contributions | $ 0.9

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- Definition Amount of cash outflow for pension and other postretirement benefits. Includes, but is not limited to, employer contribution to fund plan asset and payment to retiree. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 45 -Paragraph 25 -Subparagraph (g) -SubTopic 10 -Topic 230 -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482740/230-10-45-25 + Details
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