Defined benefit Obligation, Weighted-Average Discount Rate For Determining The Interest Cost

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Weighted average rate for present value of future retirement benefits cash flows, used to determine net periodic benefit cost of defined benefit plan.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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Weighted average rate of return on plan assets, reflecting average rate of earnings expected on existing plan assets and expected contributions, used to determine net periodic benefit cost of defined benefit plan.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
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-Section 50
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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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Pension and Other Benefit Programs - Weighted Average Assumptions (Details)	2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Weighted-average discount rate for determining interest costs (pension/SERP plans)		3.20%	3.30%
Pension Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets (pension/SERP plans)	6.50%	6.50%	6.50%
Maximum \| Pension Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate (pension/SERP plans)	4.00%	3.40%	3.90%
Weighted-average discount rate for determining interest costs (pension/SERP plans)		3.20%	3.30%	3.80%
Minimum \| Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate (pension/SERP plans)	3.40%	3.10%	3.40%
Weighted-average discount rate for determining interest costs (pension/SERP plans)		260.00%	2.50%	3.20%