Annual Net Costs Mismatch Translation Exposure - Real vs US Dollar

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details) R$ in Thousands, $ in Thousands, lbs in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) lbs	Sep. 30, 2023 BRL (R$)	Sep. 30, 2023 BRL (R$) lbs	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) lbs
Derivative [Line Items]
Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) to be Reclassified within Twelve Months	$ (1,100)
Aluminum Futures Contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 10,900			$ 30,700
Commitment Under Cash Flow Hedges, Mass \| lbs	7.4		7.4	20.3
Terphane Ltda [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 27,541		R$ 150,515
Terphane Ltda [Member] \| Oct-2018 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Annual Net Costs Mismatch Translation Exposure - Real vs US Dollar \| R$		R$ 177,000