This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 25
-Paragraph 23
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84229725&loc=d3e1043-128460

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Termination of Proposed Acquisition by Hydro One Termination of Proposed Acquisition by Hydro One (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 24, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Merger termination fee		$ 0	$ 0	$ 103,000	$ 0
Merger transaction costs		$ 0	$ 965	$ 19,675	$ 2,620
Hydro One [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Merger termination fee	$ 103,000