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Amount requested by respondent of legal matter for settlement.

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Loss Contingency, Damages Paid Per Complainant

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Number of Plaintiffs that were awarded an increased settlement amount

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Amount of damages awarded to the plaintiff in the legal matter.

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Number of plaintiffs that have filed claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

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Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) - Republic of the Philippines, Department of Labor and Employment and the National Labor Relations Commission [Member]							12 Months Ended
	Dec. 21, 2016 USD ($) Plantiffs	Dec. 21, 2016 PHP (₱) Plantiffs	Nov. 29, 2016 USD ($) Plantiffs	Nov. 29, 2016 PHP (₱) Plantiffs	Jun. 23, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 23, 2014 PHP (₱)	Dec. 31, 2004 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2004 PHP (₱)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Damages Awarded, Value			$ 297,000,000	₱ 14,858,495,937			$ 69,000,000	₱ 3,453,664,710
Loss Contingency, Number of Plaintiffs, Award Increase			4,922	4,922
Estimated Percentage of Settling Complainants	18.00%	18.00%
Loss Contingency, Number of Plaintiffs	5,984	5,984	5,984	5,984
Loss Contingency, Damages Paid Per Complainant	$ 1,400	₱ 68,000
Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, amount requested by respondent					$ 6,800,000	₱ 342,287,800