Defined Benefit Plan, Health Care Cost Trend Rate Assumed for Next Fiscal Year Post Sixty Five

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Defined Benefit Plan, Health Care Cost Trend Rate Assumed for Next Fiscal Year Pre Sixty Five

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Defined Benefit Plan Health Care Trend Rate Post Sixty Five

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Defined Benefit Plan Health Care Trend Rate Pre Sixty Five

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Year the ultimate heath care cost trend rate is expected to be reached - post 65, in CCYY format.

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Year the ultimate heath care cost trend rate is expected to be reached - pre 65, in CCYY format.

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The interest rate used to adjust for the time value of money for the plan.

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The interest rate used to adjust for the time value of money.

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An assumption as to the rate of return on plan assets reflecting the average rate of earnings expected on the funds invested or to be invested to provide for the benefits included in the benefit obligation.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 30

-Glossary Expected Long-Term Rate of Return on Plan Assets

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The assumed health care cost trend rate for the next year used to measure the expected cost of benefits covered by the plan (gross eligible charges). This is based upon the annual rate of change in the cost of health care benefits currently provided by the postretirement benefit plan, due to factors other than changes in the composition of the plan population by age and dependency status.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Health Care Cost Trend Rate

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The ultimate trend rate for health care costs.

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Year the ultimate health care cost trend rate is expected to be reached, in CCYY format.

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Retirement Benefits and Trusteed Assets (OPEB - Assumptions used in Determining the PBO and Net Pension Costs) (Details)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Ultimate health care trend rate					5.00%
Health care trend rate pre- and post- 65					7.00%
Other Postretirement Benefit Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate	4.30%	4.95%	4.10%	4.95%	4.15%
Health care trend rate pre 65			7.50%	7.50%
Health care trend post 65			6.50%	6.50%
Ultimate health care trend rate			4.50%	4.50%
Health care trend pre 65			2025	2025
Health care trend post 65			6.50%
Year in which ultimate reached pre- and post- 65					2021
Ultimate year post 65			2024	2024
Other postretirement benefit costs, Discount Rate	4.15%	4.30%	4.95%		5.00%
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets			8.00%	8.25%	8.25%
Health care trend rate pre-65			7.50%
Health care trend rate pre- and post- 65				7.00%	7.00%
Other Postretirement Benefit Plan \| Other postretirement benefit costs [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Ultimate health care trend rate			4.50%	5.00%	5.00%
Health care trend pre 65			2025
Year in which ultimate reached pre- and post- 65		2021		2021	2020
Ultimate year post 65			2024