Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits - Benefits Expected to be Paid in Subsequent Years from Our Pension and Other Postretirement as Well as Medicare Subsidy Receipts (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Pension Plans
Pension And Other Employee Benefit Plans [Line Items]
2023	$ 20,837
2024	22,218
2025	20,155
2026	21,101
2027	20,756
2027-2031	97,066
Total	202,133
Other Plans
Pension And Other Employee Benefit Plans [Line Items]
2023	1,388
2024	1,392
2025	1,395
2026	1,397
2027	1,403
2027-2031	7,062
Total	$ 14,037

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Amount of benefit for defined benefit plan expected to be paid in five fiscal years after fifth fiscal year following current fiscal year.

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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 (f)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123447040&loc=d3e1928-114920

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Amount of benefit for defined benefit plan expected to be paid in next fiscal year following current fiscal year.

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