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Fair Value (Fair Value Of Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Asset | $ 43,222 | $ 46,849 |  |
Liability | 82,203 | 102,453 |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 9,896 | 14,656 | $ 16,172 | $ 8,507
Fixed Income Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 400 | 500 |  |
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Counterparty and Cash Collateral Netting | (41,442) | (36,453) |  |
Total | 10,283 | 18,298 |  |
Counterparty and Cash Collateral Netting | (51,590) | (88,200) |  |
Total | 30,613 | 14,253 |  |
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Energy commodity derivatives [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Counterparty and Cash Collateral Netting | (40,452) | (35,982) |  |
Derivative Asset | 1,094 | 270 |  |
Counterparty and Cash Collateral Netting | (43,830) | (87,199) |  |
Derivative Liability | 1,314 | 2,084 |  |
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Power Exchange Agreements [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Counterparty and Cash Collateral Netting |  | 0 |  |
Derivative Liability |  | 2,488 |  |
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Natural Gas Exchange Agreements [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Counterparty and Cash Collateral Netting | (27) | (31) |  |
Derivative Asset | 0 | 0 |  |
Liability | 2,976 |  |  |
Counterparty and Cash Collateral Netting | (27) | (31) |  |
Derivative Liability | 2,976 | 2,774 |  |
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Commodity Option [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Counterparty and Cash Collateral Netting |  | 0 |  |
Derivative Liability |  | 1 |  |
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Counterparty and Cash Collateral Netting | (963) | (440) |  |
Derivative Asset | 589 | 10,126 |  |
Counterparty and Cash Collateral Netting | (7,733) | (970) |  |
Derivative Liability | 26,323 | 6,861 |  |
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Counterparty and Cash Collateral Netting | 0 |  |  |
Derivative Asset | 97 |  |  |
Counterparty and Cash Collateral Netting |  | 0 |  |
Derivative Liability |  | 45 |  |
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total | 8,503 | 7,902 |  |
Total | 0 | 0 |  |
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total | 43,195 | 46,818 |  |
Total | 79,200 | 97,159 |  |
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Energy commodity derivatives [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Asset | 41,546 | 36,252 |  |
Liability | 45,144 | 89,283 |  |
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Asset | 1,552 | 10,566 |  |
Liability | 34,056 | 7,831 |  |
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Asset | 97 |  |  |
Liability |  | 45 |  |
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total | 27 | 31 |  |
Total | 3,003 | 5,294 |  |
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Power Exchange Agreements [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Liability |  | 2,488 |  |
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Natural Gas Exchange Agreements [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Asset | 27 | 31 |  |
Liability | 3,003 | 2,805 |  |
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Commodity Option [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Liability |  | 1 |  |
Fixed Income Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Deferred compensation assets: | 2,232 | 1,745 |  |
Fixed Income Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Deferred compensation assets: | 2,232 | 1,745 |  |
Equity Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Deferred compensation assets: | 6,271 | 6,157 |  |
Equity Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Deferred compensation assets: | $ 6,271 | $ 6,157 |  |

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