Employee Benefits - Schedule of Actuarial Assumptions (Details)	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate	5.55%	4.99%
Rate of increase in compensation levels	4.50%	4.50%
Interest rate credit for determining projected cash balance	4.60%	4.47%
Pension Plan \| BEP
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate	5.36%	4.89%
Rate of increase in compensation levels	4.50%	4.50%
Interest rate credit for determining projected cash balance	4.60%	4.47%
Pension Plan \| ODRCP
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate	5.44%	4.91%
Rate of increase in compensation levels	0.00%	0.00%
Interest rate credit for determining projected cash balance	0.00%	0.00%
Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan \| DB SERP
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate	5.51%	4.96%
Rate of increase in compensation levels	0.00%	0.00%
Interest rate credit for determining projected cash balance	0.00%	0.00%
Postretirement Health Coverage \| PHCP
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate	5.42%
Rate of increase in compensation levels	0.00%
Interest rate credit for determining projected cash balance	0.00%

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

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
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Weighted average rate increase of compensation, used to determine benefit obligation of defined benefit plan. Plan includes, but is not limited to, pay-related defined benefit plan.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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Weighted-average interest crediting rate used to determine benefit obligation of defined benefit plan. Plan includes, but is not limited to, cash balance and other defined benefit plans with promised interest crediting rate.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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