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Condensed Balance Sheets (Details 2) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Current assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents $ 81,855us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 45,225us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 49,042us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 162,772us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Receivables, net 693,318us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent 713,067us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent    
Inventories 300,811us-gaap_InventoryNet 282,391us-gaap_InventoryNet    
Deferred income taxes 23,806us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent 25,048us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent    
Prepayments and other current assets 76,848us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent 49,510us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent    
Total current assets 1,194,973us-gaap_AssetsCurrent 1,116,688us-gaap_AssetsCurrent    
Investments 117,920us-gaap_LongTermInvestments 112,939us-gaap_LongTermInvestments    
Property, plant and equipment 9,693,171us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross 8,803,866us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross    
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization 4,166,407us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment 3,872,487us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment 3,608,912us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment  
Net property, plant and equipment 5,526,764us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 4,931,379us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 4,498,839us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet  
Deferred charges and other assets:        
Goodwill 635,204us-gaap_Goodwill [1] 636,039us-gaap_Goodwill [1] 636,039us-gaap_Goodwill [1]  
Other 325,277us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent 251,188us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent    
Total deferred charges and other assets 970,321mdu_TotalDeferredChargesAndOtherAssets 900,326mdu_TotalDeferredChargesAndOtherAssets    
Total assets 7,809,978us-gaap_Assets 7,061,332us-gaap_Assets 6,682,491us-gaap_Assets  
Current liabilities:        
Long-term debt due within one year 269,449us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent 12,277us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent    
Accounts payable 382,671us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent 404,961us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent    
Taxes payable 45,631us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent 74,175us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent    
Dividends payable 35,607us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrent 33,737us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrent    
Accrued compensation 62,775us-gaap_AccruedSalariesCurrent 69,661us-gaap_AccruedSalariesCurrent    
Other accrued liabilities 172,561us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent 171,106us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent    
Total current liabilities 968,694us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent 784,900us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent    
Long-term debt 1,825,278us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations 1,842,286us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations    
Deferred credits and other liabilities:        
Deferred income taxes 952,413us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent 859,306us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent    
Other liabilities 813,809us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent 718,938us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent    
Total deferred credits and other liabilities 1,766,222us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent 1,578,244us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent    
Equity:        
Preferred stocks 15,000us-gaap_PreferredStockValue 15,000us-gaap_PreferredStockValue    
Authorized - 500,000,000 shares, $1.00 par value        
Issued - 194,754,812 shares in 2014 and 189,868,780 shares in 2013 194,755us-gaap_CommonStockValue 189,869us-gaap_CommonStockValue    
Other paid-in capital 1,207,188us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock 1,056,996us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock    
Retained earnings 1,762,827us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit 1,603,130us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit    
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (42,103)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (38,205)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (48,721)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax  
Treasury stock at cost - 538,921 shares (3,626)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue (3,626)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue    
Total common stockholders' equity 3,119,041mdu_Commonequitystockholders 2,808,164mdu_Commonequitystockholders    
Total stockholders' equity 3,134,041us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 2,823,164us-gaap_StockholdersEquity    
Total liabilities and equity 7,809,978us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity 7,061,332us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity    
Condensed Balance Sheet (Parenthetical)        
Common stock, shares authorized 500,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized 500,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized    
Common stock, par value $ 1.00us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare $ 1.00us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare    
Common stock, shares issued 194,754,812us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued 189,868,780us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued    
Treasury stock, shares 538,921us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares 538,921us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares    
MDU Resources Group, Inc. [Member]        
Current assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents 6,120us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
5,051us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
3,596us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
6,900us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Receivables, net 91,493us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
88,529us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Accounts receivable from subsidiaries 32,691us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedParties
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
31,372us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedParties
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Inventories 33,584us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
29,312us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Deferred income taxes 547us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
3,196us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Prepayments and other current assets 70,852us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
14,231us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Total current assets 235,287us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
171,691us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Investments 64,446us-gaap_LongTermInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
60,687us-gaap_LongTermInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Investment in subsidiaries 2,590,283mdu_InvestmentInSubsidiaries
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
2,380,829mdu_InvestmentInSubsidiaries
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Property, plant and equipment 1,984,956us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
1,785,861us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization 660,026us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
660,693us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Net property, plant and equipment 1,324,930us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
1,125,168us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Deferred charges and other assets:        
Goodwill 4,812us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
4,812us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Other 163,408us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
121,253us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Total deferred charges and other assets 168,220mdu_TotalDeferredChargesAndOtherAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
126,065mdu_TotalDeferredChargesAndOtherAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Total assets 4,383,166us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
3,864,440us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Current liabilities:        
Long-term debt due within one year 109us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
109us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Accounts payable 48,088us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
45,282us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Accounts payable to subsidiaries 30,863us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
4,839us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Taxes payable 10,583us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
12,337us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Dividends payable 35,607us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
33,737us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Accrued compensation 11,227us-gaap_AccruedSalariesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
16,076us-gaap_AccruedSalariesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Other accrued liabilities 36,488us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
28,042us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Total current liabilities 172,965us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
140,422us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Long-term debt 508,164us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
434,598us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Deferred credits and other liabilities:        
Deferred income taxes 251,067us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
205,639us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Other liabilities 316,929us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
260,617us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Total deferred credits and other liabilities 567,996us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
466,256us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Equity:        
Preferred stocks 15,000us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
15,000us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Authorized - 500,000,000 shares, $1.00 par value        
Issued - 194,754,812 shares in 2014 and 189,868,780 shares in 2013 194,755us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
189,869us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Other paid-in capital 1,207,188us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
1,056,996us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Retained earnings 1,762,827us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
1,603,130us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (42,103)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(38,205)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Treasury stock at cost - 538,921 shares (3,626)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(3,626)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Total common stockholders' equity 3,119,041mdu_Commonequitystockholders
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
2,808,164mdu_Commonequitystockholders
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Total stockholders' equity 3,134,041us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
2,823,164us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Total liabilities and equity $ 4,383,166us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
$ 3,864,440us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Condensed Balance Sheet (Parenthetical)        
Common stock, shares authorized 500,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
500,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Common stock, par value $ 1.00us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
$ 1.00us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Common stock, shares issued 194,754,812us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
189,868,780us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Treasury stock, shares 538,921us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
538,921us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
[1] Balance is presented net of accumulated impairment of $12.3 million at the pipeline and energy services segment, which occurred in prior periods.