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Regulatory Matters - Regulatory Assets, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024
Regulatory assets: |  |
Total regulatory assets | $ 243,174 | $ 242,227
Less: current regulatory assets | 16,572 | 18,172
Total regulatory assets, less current portion | 226,602 | 224,055
Regulatory liabilities: |  |
Total regulatory liabilities | 494,530 | 484,841
Less: current regulatory liabilities | 573 | 1,122
Total regulatory liabilities, less current portion | $ 493,957 | 483,719
Minimum |  |
Regulatory assets: |  |
Estimated service lives of assets | 5 years |
Maximum |  |
Regulatory assets: |  |
Estimated service lives of assets | 100 years |
Cost of removal |  |
Regulatory liabilities: |  |
Total regulatory liabilities | $ 372,029 | 364,398
Future income tax benefits due to customers |  |
Regulatory liabilities: |  |
Total regulatory liabilities | 83,670 | 84,128
Unrecognized pensions and other postretirement benefits |  |
Regulatory liabilities: |  |
Total regulatory liabilities | 27,782 | 27,872
Water supply costs |  |
Regulatory liabilities: |  |
Total regulatory liabilities | 4,726 | 3,386
Employee benefit costs |  |
Regulatory liabilities: |  |
Total regulatory liabilities | 3,028 | 1,137
Revenue adjustment mechanisms |  |
Regulatory liabilities: |  |
Total regulatory liabilities | 573 | 1,122
Other |  |
Regulatory liabilities: |  |
Total regulatory liabilities | 2,722 | 2,798
Future income tax benefits due to customers |  |
Regulatory assets: |  |
Total regulatory assets | 181,282 | 180,103
Monterey Water Revenue Adjustment Mechanism |  |
Regulatory assets: |  |
Total regulatory assets | 13,032 | 9,985
Business combinations debt premium |  |
Regulatory assets: |  |
Total regulatory assets | 11,678 | 12,313
Employee benefit costs |  |
Regulatory assets: |  |
Total regulatory assets | 6,262 | 6,370
Revenue adjustment mechanisms |  |
Regulatory assets: |  |
Total regulatory assets | 5,766 | 5,024
Customer Assistance Program ("CAP") balancing account |  |
Regulatory assets: |  |
Total regulatory assets | 5,717 | 6,599
2022 general rate case interim memorandum account |  |
Regulatory assets: |  |
Total regulatory assets | 2,249 | 3,392
Unrecognized pensions and other postretirement benefits |  |
Regulatory assets: |  |
Total regulatory assets | 1,506 | 3,177
Other |  |
Regulatory assets: |  |
Total regulatory assets | $ 15,682 | $ 15,264

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- Definition Useful life of assets common to business units owned by public utility, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of capitalized costs of regulated entities that are expected to be recovered through revenue sources within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Such costs are capitalized if they meet both of the following criteria: a. It is probable that future revenue in an amount at least equal to the capitalized cost will result from inclusion of that cost in allowable costs for rate-making purposes. b. Based on available evidence, the future revenue will be provided to permit recovery of the previously incurred cost rather than to provide for expected levels of similar future costs. If the revenue will be provided through an automatic rate-adjustment clause, this criterion requires that the regulator's intent clearly be to permit recovery of the previously incurred cost. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Topic 980 -SubTopic 340 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147478742/980-340-50-1 + Details
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