| **Revenue Recognition (Schedule Of Disaggregation Of Revenue) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands** | 3 Months Ended |
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| **Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]**                                                         |           |   |
| Revenue                                                                                            | $ 255,585      | $ 201,132 |
| Water [Member]                                                                                     |           |   |
| **Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]**                                                         |           |   |
| Revenues from contracts with customers                                                             | 185,061        | 172,089 |
| Revenue                                                                                            | 184,780        | 172,053 |
| Water [Member] | Residential [Member]                                                              |           |   |
| **Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]**                                                         |           |   |
| Revenues from contracts with customers                                                             | 127,014        | 114,047 |
| Water [Member] | Commercial [Member]                                                               |           |   |
| **Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]**                                                         |           |   |
| Revenues from contracts with customers                                                             | 35,300         | 30,291 |
| Water [Member] | Fire Protection [Member]                                                          |           |   |
| **Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]**                                                         |           |   |
| Revenues from contracts with customers                                                             | 8,646          | 8,078 |
| Water [Member] | Industrial [Member]                                                               |           |   |
| **Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]**                                                         |           |   |
| Revenues from contracts with customers                                                             | 6,942          | 6,865 |
| Water [Member] | Other Water [Member]                                                              |           |   |
| **Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]**                                                         |           |   |
| Revenues from contracts with customers                                                             | 7,159          | 12,808 |
| Water [Member] | Alternative Revenue Program [Member]                                              |           |   |
| **Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]**                                                         |           |   |
| Revenue                                                                                            | (281)          | (36) |
| Wastewater [Member]                                                                                |           |   |
| **Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]**                                                         |           |   |
| Revenues from contracts with customers                                                             | 28,235         | 25,390 |
| Revenue                                                                                            | 28,213         | 25,277 |
| Wastewater [Member] | Residential [Member]                                                         |           |   |
| **Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]**                                                         |           |   |
| Revenues from contracts with customers                                                             | 22,614         | 19,947 |
| Wastewater [Member] | Commercial [Member]                                                          |           |   |
| **Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]**                                                         |           |   |
| Revenues from contracts with customers                                                             | 4,451          | 3,566 |
| Wastewater [Member] | Industrial [Member]                                                          |           |   |
| **Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]**                                                         |           |   |
| Revenues from contracts with customers                                                             | 446            | 481 |
| Wastewater [Member] | Other Wastewater [Member]                                                    |           |   |
| **Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]**                                                         |           |   |
| Revenues from contracts with customers                                                             | 724            | 1,396 |
| Wastewater [Member] | Alternative Revenue Program [Member]                                         |           |   |
| **Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]**                                                         |           |   |
| Revenue                                                                                            | (22)           | (113) |
| Natural Gas [Member]                                                                               |           |   |
| **Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]**                                                         |           |   |
| Revenues from contracts with customers                                                             | 38,462         |   |
| Revenue                                                                                            | 38,544         |   |
| Natural Gas [Member] | Residential [Member]                                                        |           |   |
| **Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]**                                                         |           |   |
| Revenues from contracts with customers                                                             | 22,900         |   |
| Natural Gas [Member] | Commercial [Member]                                                         |           |   |
| **Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]**                                                         |           |   |
| Revenues from contracts with customers                                                             | 3,929          |   |
| Natural Gas [Member] | Industrial [Member]                                                         |           |   |
| **Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]**                                                         |           |   |
| Revenues from contracts with customers                                                             | 433            |   |
| Natural Gas [Member] | Gas Transportation [Member]                                                 |           |   |
| **Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]**                                                         |           |   |
| Revenues from contracts with customers                                                             | 9,469          |   |
| Natural Gas [Member] | Alternative Revenue Program [Member]                                        |           |   |
| **Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]**                                                         |           |   |
| Revenue                                                                                            | 82             |   |
| Natural Gas [Member] | Other Utility [Member]                                                      |           |   |
| **Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]**                                                         |           |   |
| Revenues from contracts with customers                                                             | 1,731          |   |
| Other [Member]                                                                                     |           |   |
| **Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]**                                                         |           |   |
| Revenues from contracts with customers                                                             | 3,204          | 2,890 |
| Revenue                                                                                            | 4,048          | 3,802 |
| Other [Member] | Other Utility [Member]                                                            |           |   |
| **Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]**                                                         |           |   |
| Revenues from contracts with customers                                                             | 3,204          | 2,890 |
| Other [Member] | Other And Eliminations [Member]                                                   |           |   |
| **Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]**                                                         |           |   |
| Revenue                                                                                            | $ 844          | $ 912 |

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