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Fair Value of Financial Instruments: (Details) (USD $) | Jun. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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GSWC | Carrying Amount |  |
Financial liabilities: |  |
Long-term debt-GSWC | $ 332,203,000 | $ 332,377,000
GSWC | Total |  |
Financial liabilities: |  |
Long-term debt-GSWC | 421,028,000 | 412,590,000
Mutual Funds | Level 1 |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |
Investments | $ 7,200,000 |

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- Definition Fair value portion of investment securities, including, but not limited to, marketable securities, derivative financial instruments, and investments accounted for under the equity method. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Available-for-Sale Securities -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6505594 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Trading Securities -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6526789 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 320 -SubTopic 10 -Section 25 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28360136&loc=d3e22054-111558 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph a, f, g -Article 7 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 320 -SubTopic 10 -Section 35 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27723805&loc=d3e24584-111560 + Details
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