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Taxes Other Than Income Taxes (Components Of Taxes Other Than Income Taxes) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024
Taxes Other Than Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Property | $ 9,430 | $ 9,099 | $ 27,584 | $ 26,510
Gross receipts, excise and franchise | 5,062 | 4,810 | 12,548 | 13,409
Payroll | 5,369 | 5,074 | 17,736 | 17,594
Regulatory assessments tax | 2,459 | 1,989 | 6,512 | 5,814
Pumping fees | 1,578 | 2,148 | 4,882 | 5,526
Other | 642 | 982 | (971) | 2,506
Total taxes other than income | $ 24,540 | $ 24,102 | $ 68,291 | $ 71,359

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- Definition Pump tax, commonly known as a Replenishment assessment. A charge on each acre-foot of groundwater extracted from the basin. Income from the pump taxes finances the replenishment of the basin and projects for water recycling and water quality improvements. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03(4)) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147483621/220-10-S99-2 + Details
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- Definition Amount of operating expense for taxes other than income taxes of regulated operation. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03(2)(b)) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147483621/220-10-S99-2 + Details
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