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Employee plans - Effect of One-Percentage-Point Change in Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
1-Percentage- Point Increase
Effect on service and interest cost	$ 0.1
Effect on postretirement benefit obligation	2.0
1-Percentage- Point Decrease
Effect on service and interest cost	(0.1)
Effect on postretirement benefit obligation	$ (1.7)

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Defined Benefit Plan, Effect of One-Percentage Point Decrease in Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rate [Abstract]

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Defined Benefit Plan, Effect of One-Percentage Point Increase in Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rate [Abstract]

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Amount of decrease in accumulated postretirement benefit obligation from one-percentage-point decrease in assumed health care cost trend rate.

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