Employee Benefit Plans - Post-retirement Healthcare Plan, Narrative (Details) - Postretirement Healthcare Plan $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Requisite service age, minimum	55 years
Expected amortization next fiscal year	$ 39
Effect of one percentage point increase on healthcare cost (as a percent)	6.00%
Effect of 1-percent increase in assumed health care cost trend rates on interest cost in current period	$ 3,600
Effect of 1-percent increase in assumed health care cost trend rates on postretirement benefit obligation	$ 72,600

The effect of a one-percentage-point increase on the healthcare cost percentage.

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Represents the age at which the plan will begin paying benefits to eligible employees regardless of employment status.

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

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123447040&loc=d3e1928-114920

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Amount of increase in service and interest cost components of net periodic postretirement benefit cost from one-percentage-point increase in assumed health care cost trend rate.

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Amount included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for gain (loss) of defined benefit plan expected to be recognized in net periodic benefit (cost) credit for fiscal year following most recent annual statement of financial position.

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