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Regulatory Matters: Regulatory Matters (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Apr. 29, 2016
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Regulatory assets   $ 796,599 $ 278,258
Regulatory assets, current   (270,290) (51,676)
Regulatory assets, non-current   526,309 226,582
Regulatory liabilities   502,951 532,720
Regulatory liabilities, current   (17,574) (25,061)
Regulatory liabilities, non-current   $ 485,377 507,659
Maximum      
Gas Price Derivatives - Term of Contract   2 years  
Deferred energy and gas costs      
Regulatory liabilities   $ 6,113 13,253
Employee benefit plan costs and related deferred taxes      
Regulatory liabilities   32,241 40,256
Cost of removal      
Regulatory liabilities   179,976 172,902
Excess deferred income taxes      
Regulatory liabilities   264,042 285,259
Other regulatory liabilities      
Regulatory liabilities   20,579 21,050
Storm Costs      
Regulatory assets   509,025 0
Deferred energy and gas costs      
Regulatory assets   59,973 39,035
Deferred gas cost adjustments      
Regulatory assets   9,488 3,200
Gas price derivatives      
Regulatory assets   2,584 2,226
Deferred taxes on AFUDC      
Regulatory assets   7,457 7,491
Employee benefit plan costs and related deferred taxes      
Regulatory assets   88,923 116,598
Environmental      
Regulatory assets   1,385 1,413
Loss on reacquired debt      
Regulatory assets   21,011 22,864
Deferred taxes on flow through accounting      
Regulatory assets   63,243 47,515
Decommissioning costs      
Regulatory assets   5,961 $ 8,988
Regulatory Asset, Amortization Period     3 years
Gas supply contract termination      
Regulatory assets   0 $ 2,524
Regulatory Asset, Amortization Period 5 years    
Other regulatory assets      
Regulatory assets   $ 27,549 $ 26,404