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Achieved Senior Secured Leverage Ratio Achieved senior secured leverage ratio Achieved Total Leverage Ratio Achieved Total Leverage Ratio Achieved total leverage ratio Additional Paid In Capital Paid in capital Adjustments Noncash Items To Reconcile Net Income Loss To Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities [Abstract] Add (deduct) items included in net income not using (providing) cash: After Amendment [Member] After Amendment [Member] After Amendment All Currencies [Domain] All Currencies [Domain] Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable Current Allowance for doubtful accounts receivables Aluminum. Aluminum [Member] Aluminum Amendment agreement. 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Assets Held In Trusts Rabbi trust assets Assets in service under grant program. Assets In Service Under Grant Program Assets in service under the Grant Program Available For Sale Securities Available-for-sale securities Balance Sheet Location [Axis] Balance Sheet Location [Axis] Balance Sheet Location [Domain] Balance Sheet Location [Domain] Basis of presentation and principles of consolidation. 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Commodity Volume Hedged Quantity Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared Dividends declared per common share Common Stock [Member] Common Stock Common Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share Common stock, par value Common Stock Shares Authorized Common stock, shares authorized Common Stock Shares Issued Common stock, shares issued Common Stock Shares Outstanding Common stock, shares outstanding Common Stock Value Common stock Compensation And Employee Benefit Plans [Text Block] Employee Benefit Plans Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract] Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract] Components of Other Income (Expense) [Line Items] Components Of Other Income Expense [Line Items] Components of Other Income (Expense) [Line Items] Components of Other Income (Expense) [Table] Components Of Other Income Expense [Table] Components of Other Income (Expense) [Table] Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Comprehensive income Comprehensive Income Note [Text Block] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Computation Of Earnings Per Share Line Items Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] Computation Of Earnings Per Share Line Items Concentration Risk Benchmark [Domain] Concentration Risk Benchmark [Domain] Concentration Risk By Benchmark [Axis] Concentration Risk Benchmark [Axis] Concentration Risk Percentage 1 Total revenues generated in North America Cost Of Goods Sold Cost of sales Cost Of Sales [Member] Cost of Sales Credit Facility [Axis] Credit Facility [Axis] Credit Facility [Domain] Credit Facility [Domain] Credit Facility Refinanced Amount Credit Facility Refinanced Amount Credit facility refinanced amount Credit facility refinance description. 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Debt Instrument London Inter Bank Offering Rate Margin Rate LIBOR margin rate Debt Instruments Maturity Date Month and Year Debt Instruments Maturity Date Month And Year Senior Secured Credit Facility Term B-1, due date Debt Instrument [Table] Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table] Defense Price Reduction Reserve Defense Price Reduction Reserve Defense price reduction reserve Deferred Compensation Cashbased Arrangements Liability Current And Noncurrent Deferred compensation obligation Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit Deferred income taxes Deferred Revenue Ending balance Beginning balance Deferred Revenue Deferred Revenue Additions Increases Deferred Revenue By Arrangement Disclosure [Text Block] Deferred Revenue for Extended Transmission Coverage Activity Deferred Revenue Current Deferred revenue Deferred Revenue Noncurrent Deferred revenue Deferred revenue non-current liabilities Deferred Revenue Revenue Recognized Revenue earned Deferred Tax Assets Net Current Deferred income taxes, net Deferred Tax Assets Net Noncurrent Deferred income taxes, net Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent Deferred income taxes Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Gains Losses Loss Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Prior Service Cost Credit Prior service cost Defined Benefit Plan Expected Return On Plan Assets Expected return on assets Defined Benefit Plan Interest Cost Interest cost Defined Benefit Plan Net Periodic Benefit Cost Net periodic benefit cost Defined Benefit Plan Other Changes Loss on re-measurement of employee benefit plans (see NOTE K) Defined Benefit Plan Recognized Net Gain Loss Due To Settlements 1 Settlement loss Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures Defined Benefit Plans [Axis] Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis] Defined Benefit Plans [Domain] Defined Benefit Plan and Other Postretirement Benefit Plan [Domain] Defined Benefit Plan Service Cost Service cost Depreciation Depreciation of property, plant and equipment Depreciation related to grant program. 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