Pension Benefits - Assumptions Used (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Pension Benefits
Discount rate to determine benefit obligations	3.00%	4.05%
Discount rate to determine net costs	4.05%	3.45%	3.90%
Expected return on plan assets	7.25%	7.25%	7.25%
Corridor	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%
Average future life expectancy (in years)	26 years 10 months 13 days	27 years 9 months 7 days	26 years 3 months 29 days

Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Average Life Expectancy

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Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Corridor

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

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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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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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