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Multi employer Plans Status Funded Percentage

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Amount of cost for employer contribution to multiemployer plan. Multiemployer plan includes, but is not limited to, pension plan determined to be individually significant and insignificant and other postretirement benefit plan.

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Indicates certified zone status of multiemployer pension plan determined to be individually significant. Acceptable values are "Green", "Yellow", "Orange", "Red", "Other", and "NA".

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Indicates whether funding improvement plan or rehabilitation plan was implemented or pending for multiemployer pension plan, determined to be individually significant. Acceptable values are "No", "Pending", "Implemented", "Other", and "NA".

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Indicates whether employer paid surcharge to multiemployer pension plan determined to be individually significant. Acceptable values are "No", "Yes" and "NA".

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RETIREMENT BENEFITS - Multiemployer Pension Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Contributions	$ 3,558	$ 3,918	$ 3,761
United Food and Commercial Workers Local One Pension Fund
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
EIN/Pension Plan Number	16-6144007/001
Pension Protection Act Zone Status	Red	Red
FIP / RP Status Pending / Implemented	Implemented
Contributions	$ 141	$ 282	240
Surcharge Imposed	No
IAM National Pension Fund
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
EIN/Pension Plan Number	51-6031295/002
Pension Protection Act Zone Status	Red	Red
FIP / RP Status Pending / Implemented	Implemented
Contributions	$ 2,511	$ 2,767	$ 2,746
Surcharge Imposed	No
Multiemployer funded status		84.00%	85.00%	87.00%
Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
EIN/Pension Plan Number	91-6145047
Pension Protection Act Zone Status	Green	Green
FIP / RP Status Pending / Implemented	NA
Contributions	$ 906	$ 869	$ 775
Surcharge Imposed	No