Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and New Accounting Pronouncements - Employee Benefit Plans (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Threshold for actuarial gains and losses	10.00%

Defined Benefit Plan, Actuarial Gain (Loss), Threshold for Amortization

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