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Defined Benefit Plan, Debt Securies - Percentage of the fair value of debt securities tot he fair value of total plan assets held as of the measurement date.

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Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation, Equity Securities

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Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocation, Debt Securities

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Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocation, Hedge Funds

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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.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 30

-Glossary Expected Long-Term Rate of Return on Plan Assets

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6512013

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (k)(3)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28361610&loc=d3e1928-114920