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Receivables and allowance for expected credit losses (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2022
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision for credit losses |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,769 | $ 3,554
Trade Accounts Receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance | $ 6,873 | $ 6,351 | $ 4,154 | $ 4,535 | $ 5,030 | $ 4,310 | 4,154 | 4,310
Provision for credit losses | 3,907 | 2,097 | 3,765 | 1,070 | 497 | 1,988 |  |
Less write-offs charged against the allowance | 3,357 | 1,873 | 1,943 | 2,373 | 1,277 | 1,600 |  |
Credit loss recoveries collected | 308 | 298 | 375 | 294 | 285 | 332 |  |
Balance | 7,731 | 6,873 | 6,351 | 3,526 | 4,535 | 5,030 | 7,731 | 3,526
Electric | Trade Accounts Receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance | 413 | 468 | 375 | 348 | 361 | 269 | 375 | 269
Provision for credit losses | 513 | 182 | 615 | 300 | 113 | 565 |  |
Less write-offs charged against the allowance | 572 | 316 | 667 | 399 | 234 | 597 |  |
Credit loss recoveries collected | 75 | 79 | 145 | 85 | 108 | 124 |  |
Balance | 429 | 413 | 468 | 334 | 348 | 361 | 429 | 334
Natural gas distribution | Trade Accounts Receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance | 1,740 | 2,943 | 1,615 | 1,453 | 2,123 | 1,506 | 1,615 | 1,506
Provision for credit losses | 1,661 | 90 | 2,324 | 881 | 92 | 1,369 |  |
Less write-offs charged against the allowance | 2,758 | 1,454 | 1,225 | 1,822 | 939 | 932 |  |
Credit loss recoveries collected | 233 | 161 | 229 | 169 | 177 | 180 |  |
Balance | 876 | 1,740 | 2,943 | 681 | 1,453 | 2,123 | 876 | 681
Pipeline | Trade Accounts Receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2
Provision for credit losses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
Less write-offs charged against the allowance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
Credit loss recoveries collected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
Balance | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2
Construction services | Trade Accounts Receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance | 4,718 | 2,938 | 2,162 | 2,732 | 2,544 | 2,533 | 2,162 | 2,533
Provision for credit losses | 1,733 | 1,825 | 826 | (111) | 292 | 54 |  |
Less write-offs charged against the allowance | 27 | 103 | 51 | 152 | 104 | 71 |  |
Credit loss recoveries collected | 0 | 58 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 28 |  |
Balance | $ 6,424 | $ 4,718 | $ 2,938 | $ 2,509 | $ 2,732 | $ 2,544 | $ 6,424 | $ 2,509

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