Retirement Benefit Plans (Percentage and Target Allocations) (Details)	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Plan Assets	100.00%	100.00%
Cash And Equivalents [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Plan Assets	1.00%	1.00%
Cash And Equivalents [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target Allocation	0.00%	0.00%
Cash And Equivalents [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target Allocation	5.00%	5.00%
Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Plan Assets	51.00%	46.00%
Fixed Income Securities [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target Allocation	35.00%	35.00%
Fixed Income Securities [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target Allocation	63.00%	63.00%
Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Plan Assets	43.00%	48.00%
Equity Securities [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target Allocation	35.00%	35.00%
Equity Securities [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target Allocation	51.00%	51.00%
Real Assets Fund [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Plan Assets	5.00%	5.00%
Real Assets Fund [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target Allocation	0.00%	0.00%
Real Assets Fund [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target Allocation	12.00%	12.00%

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Percentage of target investment allocation to total plan assets. Includes, but is not limited to, percentage on weighted-average basis if more than one plan.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 20
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Percentage of fair value of investments (categorized by debt securities, equity securities, real estate and other plan assets) to the fair value of plan assets held.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
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-Section 50
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