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Target allocation of investments of this type to total plan assets presented on a weighted average basis.

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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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Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Rebalacing Allocation

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Employee Benefit Plans Plan Asset Allocation (Details)	Nov. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Rebalancing Allocation	5.00%
Actual Allocation		100.00%	100.00%
Marketable equity securities
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Target Allocation Percentage of Assets	50.00%
Actual Allocation		51.00%	50.00%
Investment Grade Fixed Income Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Target Allocation Percentage of Assets	30.00%
Actual Allocation		30.00%	29.00%
High Yield Fixed Income Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Target Allocation Percentage of Assets	10.00%
Actual Allocation		11.00%	10.00%
Alternative Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Target Allocation Percentage of Assets	5.00%
Actual Allocation		3.00%	5.00%
Short-term Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Target Allocation Percentage of Assets	5.00%
Actual Allocation		5.00%	6.00%