|**Taxes Other Than Income Taxes**            | 3 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
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|**Taxes Other Than Income Taxes [Abstract]** |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Taxes Other Than Income Taxes                | Note 13 –Taxes Other than Income Taxes
		
		The following table provides the components of taxes other than income taxes:
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				Three Months Ended﻿
				
				March 31,﻿
				
				2019
				
				2018﻿Property
				
				$
				6,466
				
				$
				6,749﻿Gross receipts, excise and franchise
				
				
				3,220
				
				
				3,265﻿Payroll
				
				
				3,481
				
				
				3,275﻿Regulatory assessments
				
				
				747
				
				
				627﻿Pumping fees
				
				
				969
				
				
				991﻿Other
				
				
				86
				
				
				60﻿Total taxes other than income
				
				$
				14,969
				
				$
				14,967﻿
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|﻿Payroll                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|﻿Regulatory assessments                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|﻿Pumping fees                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
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