Employee Benefit Plans - Summary of Participants (Details) - Pension Plan	Jan. 01, 2022 employee
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Active Employees	2,767
Retirees and Beneficiaries	11,460
Other	3,586
Total	17,813

The total active employees who are participants to pension and post retirement plans as of the balance sheet date.

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The total other employees who are participants to pension and post retirement plans as of the balance sheet date.

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The total Retirees and Beneficiaries employees who are participants to pension and post retirement plans as of the balance sheet date.

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The total employees who are participants to pension and post retirement plans as of the balance sheet date.

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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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