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General - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  |  | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Jun. 14, 2016 | Nov. 24, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase to cash flows from operating activities |  |  | $ 28,242 | $ 32,573 |  |
Decrease to cash flows from financing activities |  |  | 15,541 | (5,366) |  |
Water reduction target goal (percent) | 20.00% | 30.00% |  |  |  |
Balancing Account, Net |  |  | 19,989 | 33,294 | $ 21,552 | $ 36,296
Drought surcharges |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Balancing Account, Net |  |  | (5,054) | (512) | $ (7,688) | $ (359)
Accounting Standards Update 2016-09, Statutory Tax Withholding Component |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Excess tax benefit |  |  | 500 |  |  |
Increase to cash flows from operating activities |  |  | 815 | 486 |  |
Decrease to cash flows from financing activities |  |  | $ 815 | $ 486 |  |

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- Definition This represents the under-collection or over-collection associated with expense changes and the revenue authorized by the CPUC to offset those expense changes. Pursuant to Section 792.5 of the California Public Utilities Code, a balancing account must be maintained for expense items for which revenue offsets have been authorized. Since the amounts in the balancing accounts must be approved by the CPUC before they can be incorporated into rates, the Company does not recognize balancing accounts in its revenue until CPUC approval occurs. It is typical for the CPUC to incorporate any over-collected and/or under-collected balances in balancing accounts into customer rates at the time rate decisions are made as part of the Company’s general rate case proceedings by assessing temporary surcredits and/or surcharges. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of cash inflow (outflow) from financing activities, including discontinued operations. Financing activity cash flows include obtaining resources from owners and providing them with a return on, and a return of, their investment; borrowing money and repaying amounts borrowed, or settling the obligation; and obtaining and paying for other resources obtained from creditors on long-term credit. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 24 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66902209&loc=d3e3521-108585 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 26 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66902209&loc=d3e3574-108585 + Details
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