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Rationalizations Rollforward of Rationalization Liability (Details) - USD ($) | 5 Months Ended | 7 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Aug. 14, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Industrial Materials [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill |  | $ 35,400,000 | $ 75,700,000 |
Predecessor [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost |  | 4,507,000 | 11,625,000 | $ 20,156,000
Impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill |  | 35,381,000 | 197,220,000 | 0
Predecessor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost |  | 11,722,000 | 184,378,000 | 65,701,000
Impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill |  |  | 121,570,000 |
Predecessor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  | 1,372,000 | 26,037,000 | 28,326,000
Restructuring and Related Cost, Inventory Loss |  | 942,000 | 14,672,000 | 8,782,000
Fixed Asset Write-offs and Other |  | 2,793,000 | 6,830,000 | 8,378,000
Predecessor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Research and Development Expense [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  |  | 2,312,000 |
Predecessor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  |  | 608,000 |
Incurred Cost |  | 2,109,000 | 725,000 | 59,000
Predecessor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost |  | 229,000 | 626,000 | 810,000
Predecessor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Employee Severance [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost |  | 4,277,000 | 10,998,000 | 19,346,000
Predecessor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Industrial Materials [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost |  | 2,696,000 | 34,499,000 | 60,257,000
Impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill |  |  | 0 |
Predecessor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Industrial Materials [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  | 432,000 | 22,388,000 | 28,326,000
Restructuring and Related Cost, Inventory Loss |  | (33,000) | 961,000 | 7,886,000
Fixed Asset Write-offs and Other |  | 1,715,000 | 5,552,000 | 6,104,000
Predecessor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Industrial Materials [Member] | Research and Development Expense [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  |  | 0 |
Predecessor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Industrial Materials [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  |  | 0 |
Incurred Cost |  | 400,000 | 89,000 | 59,000
Predecessor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Industrial Materials [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost |  | 25,000 | 469,000 | 810,000
Predecessor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Industrial Materials [Member] | Employee Severance [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost |  | 157,000 | 5,040,000 | 17,072,000
Predecessor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Engineered Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost |  | 7,300,000 | 143,588,000 | 3,628,000
Impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill |  |  | 121,570,000 |
Predecessor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Engineered Solutions [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  | 0 | 3,649,000 | 0
Restructuring and Related Cost, Inventory Loss |  | 975,000 | 13,711,000 | 896,000
Fixed Asset Write-offs and Other |  | 1,078,000 | 1,278,000 | 2,274,000
Predecessor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Engineered Solutions [Member] | Research and Development Expense [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  |  | 0 |
Predecessor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Engineered Solutions [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  |  | 0 |
Incurred Cost |  | 755,000 | 121,000 | 0
Predecessor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Engineered Solutions [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost |  | 204,000 | 146,000 | 0
Predecessor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Engineered Solutions [Member] | Employee Severance [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost |  | 4,288,000 | 3,113,000 | 458,000
Predecessor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost |  | 1,726,000 | 6,291,000 | 1,816,000
Impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill |  |  | 0 |
Predecessor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  | 940,000 | 0 | 0
Restructuring and Related Cost, Inventory Loss |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Fixed Asset Write-offs and Other |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Predecessor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] | Research and Development Expense [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  |  | 2,312,000 |
Predecessor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  |  | 608,000 |
Incurred Cost |  | 954,000 | 515,000 | 0
Predecessor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost |  | 0 | 11,000 | 0
Predecessor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] | Employee Severance [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost |  | (168,000) | 2,845,000 | 1,816,000
Predecessor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost |  | 2,662,000 | 31,231,000 | 65,701,000
Predecessor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  | 432,000 | 23,215,000 | 28,326,000
Restructuring and Related Cost, Inventory Loss |  | (33,000) | 1,446,000 | 8,782,000
Fixed Asset Write-offs and Other |  | 1,985,000 | 5,607,000 | 8,378,000
Predecessor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost |  |  | 89,000 | 59,000
Predecessor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Employee Severance [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost |  | 253,000 | 405,000 | 19,346,000
Predecessor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Special Termination Benefits [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost |  | 25,000 | 469,000 | 810,000
Predecessor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Industrial Materials [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost |  | 2,236,000 | 29,714,000 | 60,257,000
Predecessor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Industrial Materials [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  | 432,000 | 22,388,000 | 28,326,000
Restructuring and Related Cost, Inventory Loss |  | (33,000) | 961,000 | 7,886,000
Fixed Asset Write-offs and Other |  | 1,715,000 | 5,374,000 | 6,104,000
Predecessor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Industrial Materials [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost |  |  | 89,000 | 59,000
Predecessor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Industrial Materials [Member] | Employee Severance [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost |  | 97,000 | 433,000 | 17,072,000
Predecessor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Industrial Materials [Member] | Special Termination Benefits [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost |  | 25,000 | 469,000 | 810,000
Predecessor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Engineered Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost |  | 426,000 | 1,517,000 | 3,628,000
Predecessor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Engineered Solutions [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  | 0 | 827,000 | 0
Restructuring and Related Cost, Inventory Loss |  | 0 | 485,000 | 896,000
Fixed Asset Write-offs and Other |  | 270,000 | 233,000 | 2,274,000
Predecessor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Engineered Solutions [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost |  |  | 0 | 0
Predecessor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Engineered Solutions [Member] | Employee Severance [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost |  | 156,000 | (28,000) | 458,000
Predecessor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Engineered Solutions [Member] | Special Termination Benefits [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Predecessor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost |  | 0 | 0 | 1,816,000
Predecessor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Restructuring and Related Cost, Inventory Loss |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Fixed Asset Write-offs and Other |  |  |  | 0
Predecessor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost |  |  |  | 0
Predecessor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] | Employee Severance [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost |  | 0 | 0 | 1,816,000
Predecessor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] | Special Termination Benefits [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0
Successor [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | $ 1,075,000 |  |  |
Impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill | 0 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | 3,416,000 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Inventory Loss | (433,000) |  |  |
Fixed Asset Write-offs and Other | 1,026,000 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | 1,748,000 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | 81,000 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Employee Severance [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | 994,000 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Industrial Materials [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | 38,000 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Industrial Materials [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Inventory Loss | (639,000) |  |  |
Fixed Asset Write-offs and Other | 329,000 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Industrial Materials [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | 135,000 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Industrial Materials [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | 59,000 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Industrial Materials [Member] | Employee Severance [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | 154,000 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Engineered Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | 3,017,000 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Engineered Solutions [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Inventory Loss | 206,000 |  |  |
Fixed Asset Write-offs and Other | 697,000 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Engineered Solutions [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | 1,323,000 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Engineered Solutions [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | 22,000 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Engineered Solutions [Member] | Employee Severance [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | 769,000 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | 361,000 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Inventory Loss | 0 |  |  |
Fixed Asset Write-offs and Other | 0 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | 290,000 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | 0 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Rationalization Plan [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] | Employee Severance [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | 71,000 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | 574,000 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Inventory Loss | (307,000) |  |  |
Fixed Asset Write-offs and Other | 400,000 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | 245,000 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Employee Severance [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | 177,000 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Special Termination Benefits [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | 59,000 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Industrial Materials [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | 532,000 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Industrial Materials [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Inventory Loss | (278,000) |  |  |
Fixed Asset Write-offs and Other | 329,000 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Industrial Materials [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | 245,000 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Industrial Materials [Member] | Employee Severance [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | 177,000 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Industrial Materials [Member] | Special Termination Benefits [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | 59,000 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Engineered Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | 42,000 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Engineered Solutions [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Inventory Loss | (29,000) |  |  |
Fixed Asset Write-offs and Other | 71,000 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Engineered Solutions [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | 0 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Engineered Solutions [Member] | Employee Severance [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | 0 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Engineered Solutions [Member] | Special Termination Benefits [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | 0 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | 0 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | 0 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] | Employee Severance [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | 0 |  |  |
Successor [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] | Special Termination Benefits [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Incurred Cost | $ 0 |  |  |

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