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Stockholders' Equity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			9 Months Ended
	Jan. 26, 2022	May 03, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Total capitalization			$ 2,007,783	$ 1,724,791
Otter Tail Power Company
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Equity to total capitalization ratio			54.90%
Net assets restricted from distribution			$ 686,600
Minimum | Otter Tail Power Company | Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Public utilities, requested equity capital structure, percentage	48.00%
Maximum | Otter Tail Power Company
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Total capitalization			$ 1,700,000
Maximum | Otter Tail Power Company | Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Public utilities, requested equity capital structure, percentage	58.70%
Second Shelf Registration
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shelf registration (in shares)		1,500,000
Number of shares issued (in shares)			97,046
Number of shares available for grant (in shares)			1,287,774

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=128089324&loc=d3e5070-113901

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