Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits - Schedule of Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligations (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Defined Benefit Plan, Weighted Average Assumptions Used in Calculating Benefit Obligation [Abstract]
Discount rate	2.70%	2.40%
Cash balance plan interest crediting rate	3.00%	3.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Weighted Average Assumptions Used in Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Abstract]
Discount rate to calculate service cost	2.80%	3.30%	4.30%
Discount rate to calculate interest cost	2.10%	2.70%	3.90%
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets	6.20%	6.00%	5.60%
Rate of compensation increase	0.00%	0.00%	3.50%
Cash balance plan interest crediting rate	3.00%	3.00%	3.00%

Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Cash Balance Plan Interest Crediting Rate

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Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Interest Cost, Discount Rate

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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 of return on plan assets, used to determine net periodic benefit cost (credit) of defined benefit plan, in subsequent interim measurement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (k)(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123447040&loc=d3e1928-114920

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Paragraph 8
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123447040&loc=d3e2919-114920

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Weighted average rate of compensation increase used to determine net periodic benefit cost of defined benefit plan. Plan includes, but is not limited to, pay-related defined benefit plan.

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