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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Intangible Assets (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Computer software
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted Average Remaining Service Life	5 years	5 years
Land, transmission and water rights
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted Average Remaining Service Life	52 years	53 years
Other
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted Average Remaining Service Life	14 years	14 years
Minimum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, straight line depreciation rate	1.00%	1.00%
Minimum | Computer software
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Service Life Ranges	3 years	3 years
Minimum | Land, transmission and water rights
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Service Life Ranges	30 years	34 years
Minimum | Other
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Service Life Ranges	10 years	10 years
Maximum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, straight line depreciation rate	33.00%	33.00%
Maximum | Computer software
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Service Life Ranges	18 years	15 years
Maximum | Land, transmission and water rights
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Service Life Ranges	90 years	90 years
Maximum | Other
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Service Life Ranges	100 years	100 years

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 926
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147483154/926-20-50-5

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