Employee Benefit Plans - Health Care Cost Trend Rate (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Defined Benefit Plan Health Care Cost Trend Rate Assumed for Pre Retirement	7.00%	6.50%	6.75%
Rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed to decline (the ultimate trend rate)	4.50%	4.50%	4.50%
Year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate	2033	2028	2028

Defined benefit plan health care cost trend rate assumed for pre retirement.

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Ultimate trend rate for health care cost for defined benefit postretirement plan.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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Year ultimate health care cost trend rate is expected to be reached, in CCYY format.

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