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Details On Long Term Debt (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Sep. 30, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2011
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-Term Debt | $ 288.0 | $ 288.3 | $ 288.5
Less: Current Portion | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5
Total Long-term Debt, Less Current Portion | 287.5 | 287.8 | 288.0
Senior Notes Six Point Three Three Percent Due May One Twenty Twenty Two |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Senior Notes | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0
Unitil Energy Systems Inc | First Mortgage Bonds Five Point Two Four Percent Due March Two Twenty Twenty |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-Term Debt | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0
Unitil Energy Systems Inc | First Mortgage Bonds Eight Point Four Nine Percent Due October Fourteen Twenty Twenty Four |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-Term Debt | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0
Unitil Energy Systems Inc | First Mortgage Bonds Six Point Nine Six Percent Due September One Twenty Twenty Eight |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-Term Debt | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0
Unitil Energy Systems Inc | First Mortgage Bonds Eight Point Zero Zero Percent Due May One Twenty Thirty One |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-Term Debt | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0
Unitil Energy Systems Inc | First Mortgage Bonds Six Point Three Two Percent Due September Fifteen Twenty Thirty Six |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-Term Debt | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company | Notes Six Point Seven Five Percent Due November Thirty Twenty Twenty Three |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-Term Debt | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.0
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company | Notes Seven Point Three Seven Percent Due January Fifteen Twenty Twenty Nine |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-Term Debt | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company | Notes Seven Point Nine Eight Percent Due June One Twenty Thirty One |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-Term Debt | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company | Notes Six Point Seven Nine Percent Due October Fifteen Twenty Twenty Five |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-Term Debt | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company | Notes Five Point Nine Zero Percent Due December Fifteen Twenty Thirty |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-Term Debt | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0
Northern Utilities Inc | Senior Notes Six Point Nine Five Percent Due December Three Twenty Eighteen |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Senior Notes | 30.0 | 30.0 | 30.0
Northern Utilities Inc | Senior Notes Five Point Two Nine Percent Due March Two Twenty Twenty |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Senior Notes | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.0
Northern Utilities Inc | Senior Notes Seven Point Seven Two Percent Due December Three Twenty Thirty Eight |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Senior Notes | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0
Granite State Gas Transmission Inc | Senior Notes Seven Point One Five Percent Due December Fifteen Twenty Eighteen |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Senior Notes | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0
Unitil Realty Corp | Senior Secured Notes Eight Point Zero Zero Percent Due Through August One Twenty Seventeen |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Senior Secured Notes | $ 3.0 | $ 3.3 | $ 3.5

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