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Acquisition (Details Textual) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012 Customer
Acquisition (Textual) [Abstract] |
Number of residential and commercial customers receiving propane distribution service | 11,000
Minimum number of customer to whom gas distribution systems and bulk delivery service provided | 500

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