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Revenue from Contract with Customers - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total operating revenues | $ 133,688 | $ 134,496 | $ 364,043 | $ 360,876
GOLDEN STATE WATER COMPANY |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 98,701 | 107,245 | 275,846 | 278,145
Water Service Utility Operations | GOLDEN STATE WATER COMPANY |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax | 98,822 | 91,505 | 248,022 | 229,930
Total operating revenues | 98,701 | 95,249 | 257,199 | 248,112
Electric Service Utility Operations | GOLDEN STATE WATER COMPANY |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax |  | 9,780 |  | 28,841
Total operating revenues |  | 11,996 |  | 30,033
Electric Service Utility Operations | Bear Valley Electric Service, Inc. |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax | 8,719 |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 8,288 |  |  |
Electric Service Utility Operations | Golden State Water Company and Bear Valley Electric Service Inc. |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax |  |  | 26,572 |
Total operating revenues |  |  | 26,935 |
Contracted Services | ASUS |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax | 26,699 | 27,251 | 79,909 | 82,731
Tariff-based Revenues | Water Service Utility Operations | GOLDEN STATE WATER COMPANY |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax | 97,036 | 89,050 | 243,553 | 225,501
Tariff-based Revenues | Electric Service Utility Operations | GOLDEN STATE WATER COMPANY |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax |  | 9,729 |  | 28,693
Tariff-based Revenues | Electric Service Utility Operations | Bear Valley Electric Service, Inc. |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax | 8,531 |  |  |
Tariff-based Revenues | Electric Service Utility Operations | Golden State Water Company and Bear Valley Electric Service Inc. |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax |  |  | 25,948 |
Surcharges (Cost-recovery Activities) | Water Service Utility Operations | GOLDEN STATE WATER COMPANY |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax | 1,217 | 1,900 | 2,913 | 2,954
Surcharges (Cost-recovery Activities) | Electric Service Utility Operations | GOLDEN STATE WATER COMPANY |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax |  | 51 |  | 148
Surcharges (Cost-recovery Activities) | Electric Service Utility Operations | Bear Valley Electric Service, Inc. |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax | 188 |  |  |
Surcharges (Cost-recovery Activities) | Electric Service Utility Operations | Golden State Water Company and Bear Valley Electric Service Inc. |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax |  |  | 624 |
Other Products and Services | Water Service Utility Operations | GOLDEN STATE WATER COMPANY |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax | 569 | 555 | 1,556 | 1,475
Alternative revenues program [Member] | Water Service Utility Operations | GOLDEN STATE WATER COMPANY |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Alternative revenue program | (121) | (3,744) | (9,177) | (18,182)
Alternative revenues program [Member] | Electric Service Utility Operations | GOLDEN STATE WATER COMPANY |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Alternative revenue program |  | (2,216) |  | (1,192)
Alternative revenues program [Member] | Electric Service Utility Operations | Bear Valley Electric Service, Inc. |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Alternative revenue program | (431) |  |  |
Alternative revenues program [Member] | Electric Service Utility Operations | Golden State Water Company and Bear Valley Electric Service Inc. |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Alternative revenue program |  |  | (363) |
Water | Contracted Services | ASUS |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax | 17,143 | 13,797 | 45,316 | 41,772
Wastewater | Contracted Services | ASUS |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax | $ 9,556 | $ 13,454 | $ 34,593 | $ 40,959

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