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Financing: Revolving Credit Facility and CP Program (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Net borrowings (payments) of Revolving Credit Facility and CP Program	$ (85,130)	$ (4,190)
Commercial Paper
Short-term interest rate	1.74%

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Weighted average interest rate of short-term debt outstanding calculated at point in time.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
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-Section S99
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