Savings Plans, Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Employee Benefits (Pension Plans with Projected Benefit Obligations Greater than Plan Assets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Savings Plans Pension Plans And Other Postretirement Employee Benefits [Abstract]
Projected benefit obligations	$ 232,198	$ 386,205
Fair value of plan assets	$ 172,246	$ 329,796

Savings Plans, Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Employee Benefits [Abstract]

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- Definition

Amount of plan asset for defined benefit pension plan with projected benefit obligation in excess of plan assets.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 55
-Paragraph 17
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123450688&loc=d3e4179-114921

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- Definition

Amount of projected benefit obligation for defined benefit pension plan with projected benefit obligation in excess of plan assets.

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