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Commitments and Contingencies (Details)	Dec. 31, 2016 employee
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Number of persons employed on full-time basis	1,600
Percentages of employees represented by various labor unions	35.00%
Percentage of collective bargaining agreements up for renewal in 2016	10.00%

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Represents number of collective bargaining agreements up for renewal in One Year

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Percentage of employees represented by various labor unions.

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Number of persons employed by the Entity

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