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Regulatory Matters (Schedule of COVID-19 Regulatory Impact) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Incremental O&M - COVID | Columbia Of Ohio
Regulated Operations
Regulatory Assets	$ 2.1	$ 2.0
Incremental Bad Debt - COVID | Columbia Of Pennsylvania
Regulated Operations
Regulatory Assets	6.5	5.4
Incremental O&M and Bad Debt - COVID | NIPSCO
Regulated Operations
Regulatory Assets	2.2	9.2
Incremental O&M and Bad Debt - COVID | Columbia Of Virginia
Regulated Operations
Regulatory Assets	1.4	0.0
Incremental O&M and Bad Debt - COVID | Columbia Of Maryland
Regulated Operations
Regulatory Assets	$ 0.9	$ 0.7

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 980
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