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Regulatory Matters 6 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
GSWC
Regulatory matters:
Net regulatory assets	$ 2,042	$ 146,281

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The net amount of all regulatory assets less all regulatory liabilities as of the end of the period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 980
-SubTopic 340
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6499975&loc=d3e44250-110382

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