Benefit Plans - Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Rate of compensation increase
Expected long-term return on plan assets	7.25%	7.25%	7.25%
Discount Rate	4.88%	4.42%	5.30%
Ages 30-39 [Member] [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Rate of compensation increase	6.00%	6.00%	6.00%
Under age 30 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Rate of compensation increase	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%
Ages 40 and over [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Rate of compensation increase	3.00%	3.00%	3.00%

Expected rate of compensation increases (for pay-related plans).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (k)(2)
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The interest rate used to adjust for the time value of money.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
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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
-Glossary Expected Long-Term Rate of Return on Plan Assets
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6512046

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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