Debt Instrument, Covenant, Capitalization Ratio

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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-Topic 235
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Weighted average interest rate of short-term debt outstanding calculated at point in time.

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Lines of Credit - Narrative (Details)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Aug. 02, 2023	Feb. 06, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 02, 2022 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Short-term debt, weighted average interest rate	6.48%			5.40%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 350,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity						$ 300,000,000
Capitalization ratio		0.70
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| CTWS Credit Agreement Maturing August 2028
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	10,000,000				$ 10,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| CTWS Credit Agreement Maturing May 2025
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 40,000,000		$ 40,000,000