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Employee Benefit Plans - Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Pension Plan [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	$ 98,648	$ 92,346	$ 84,828
Pension Plan [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	98,648	92,346
Pension Plan [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Pension Plan [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Other Benefits Plan [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	53,027	48,352
Other Benefits Plan [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	35,522	30,866
Other Benefits Plan [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	17,505	17,486
Other Benefits Plan [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Mutual Funds [Member] | Pension Plan [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	31,187	71,236
Mutual Funds [Member] | Pension Plan [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	31,187	71,236
Mutual Funds [Member] | Pension Plan [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Mutual Funds [Member] | Pension Plan [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Mutual Funds [Member] | Other Benefits Plan [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	34,545	29,437
Mutual Funds [Member] | Other Benefits Plan [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	34,545	29,437
Mutual Funds [Member] | Other Benefits Plan [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Mutual Funds [Member] | Other Benefits Plan [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Money Market Funds [Member] | Pension Plan [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	293	663
Money Market Funds [Member] | Pension Plan [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	293	663
Money Market Funds [Member] | Pension Plan [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Money Market Funds [Member] | Pension Plan [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Money Market Funds [Member] | Other Benefits Plan [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	977	1,429
Money Market Funds [Member] | Other Benefits Plan [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	977	1,429
Money Market Funds [Member] | Other Benefits Plan [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Money Market Funds [Member] | Other Benefits Plan [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Common Equity Securities [Member] | Pension Plan [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	195	12,544
Common Equity Securities [Member] | Pension Plan [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	195	12,544
Common Equity Securities [Member] | Pension Plan [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Common Equity Securities [Member] | Pension Plan [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Corporate Bonds [Member] | Pension Plan [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	42,974	5,091
Corporate Bonds [Member] | Pension Plan [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	42,974	5,091
Corporate Bonds [Member] | Pension Plan [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Corporate Bonds [Member] | Pension Plan [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Agency/US/State/Municipal Debt [Member] | Pension Plan [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	19,041	1,854
Agency/US/State/Municipal Debt [Member] | Pension Plan [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	19,041	1,854
Agency/US/State/Municipal Debt [Member] | Pension Plan [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Agency/US/State/Municipal Debt [Member] | Pension Plan [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Agency/US/State/Municipal Debt [Member] | Other Benefits Plan [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	17,505	17,486
Agency/US/State/Municipal Debt [Member] | Other Benefits Plan [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Agency/US/State/Municipal Debt [Member] | Other Benefits Plan [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	17,505	17,486
Agency/US/State/Municipal Debt [Member] | Other Benefits Plan [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Sovereign/Non-US Debt [Member] | Pension Plan [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	4,958	958
Sovereign/Non-US Debt [Member] | Pension Plan [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	4,958	958
Sovereign/Non-US Debt [Member] | Pension Plan [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Sovereign/Non-US Debt [Member] | Pension Plan [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets

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