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Regulatory Rate Filings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Sep. 30, 2015 | Aug. 21, 2015 | May. 29, 2015 | Apr. 23, 2015 | Mar. 26, 2015 | Jan. 05, 2015
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Authorized Regulatory Surcharge, Gross | $ 1,937 |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Rate Filings, Requested Rate Increase, Year One |  |  |  |  |  | $ 34,928
Regulatory Rate Filings, Requested Rate Increase as Percentage of Total Revenue at Time of Request, Year One |  |  |  |  |  | 12.22%
Regulatory Rate Filings, Requested Rate Increase, Year Two |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,954
Regulatory Rate Filings, Proposed Rate Increase, Percent of Authorized Revenue, Year Two |  |  |  |  |  | 3.11%
Regulatory Rate Filings, Requested Rate Increase, Year Three |  |  |  |  |  | $ 17,567
Regulatory Rate Filings, Requested Rate Increase, Percent of Authorized Revenue, Year Three |  |  |  |  |  | 5.36%
Balancing Account, Recovery Request |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,752
Memorandum Account, Recovery Request |  |  |  |  | $ 9,567 | $ 976
Regulatory Rate Filings, Recommended Rate Increase, Year One |  |  |  | $ 23,468 |  |
Regulatory Rate Filings, Recommended Rate Increase as Percentage of Total Revenue at Time of Request, Year One |  |  |  | 8.54% |  |
Regulatory Rate Filings, Recommended Rate Increase, Year Two |  |  |  | $ 13,803 |  |
Regulatory Rate Filings, Recommended Rate Increase as Percentage of Total Revenue at Time of Request, Year Two |  |  |  | 4.42% |  |
Regulatory Rate Filings, Recommended Rate Increase, Year Three |  |  |  | $ 16,261 |  |
Regulatory Rate Filings, Recommended Rate Increase as Percentage of Total Revenue at Time of Request, Year Three |  |  |  | 4.95% |  |
Regulatory Rate Filings, Requested Rate Increase, Authorized Revenue |  | $ 275 | $ 18,357 |  |  |
Regulatory Rate Filings, Increase Requested, Percent of Authorized Revenue |  | 0.09% | 6.44% |  |  |
Regulatory Rate Filings, Requested Issuance of Debt and Equity Securities |  | $ 150,000 |  |  |  |

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