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Income (Loss) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax Entity Current Reporting Status Entity Current Reporting Status Retained Earnings Retained Earnings [Member] Pension Adjustments Service Cost Pension Adjustments Service Cost [Member] Basic Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic Stock Price or TSR Estimation Method Stock Price or TSR Estimation Method [Text Block] Total Stockholders' Equity Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest Executive Category: Executive Category [Axis] Name Awards Close in Time to MNPI Disclosures, Individual Name Investments in time deposits Investments in time deposits Investments in time deposits Entity Filer Category Entity Filer Category Restructuring Reserve Restructuring Reserve Common Stock, Shares, Issued Shares, Issued Income Statement Location [Domain] Statement of Income Location, Balance [Domain] Company Selected Measure Name Company Selected Measure Name