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Employee Benefit Plans: Defined Benefit Pension Plan (Details) - gas_distribution_territory | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Number of Defined Pension Plans | 1 |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage | 100.00% | 100.00%
Investment in privately held oil and gas company |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage | 15.00% | 21.00%
Real Estate |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage | 7.00% | 3.00%
Fixed Income |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage | 74.00% | 69.00%
Cash |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage | 1.00% | 3.00%
Hedge Funds |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage | 3.00% | 4.00%
Minimum | Return Seeking Assets | Pension Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage | 22.00% |
Minimum | Hedge Funds | Pension Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage | 70.00% |
Maximum | Return Seeking Assets | Pension Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage | 30.00% |
Maximum | Hedge Funds | Pension Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage | 78.00% |

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