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Regulatory Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016
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Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |
Regulatory Liabilities | $ 13.5 | $ 13.0 | $ 22.1
Less: Current Portion of Regulatory Liabilities | 12.8 | 10.4 | 18.8
Regulatory Liabilities - noncurrent | 0.7 | 2.6 | 3.3
Regulatory Tracker Mechanisms |  |  |
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |
Regulatory Liabilities | 9.2 | 6.2 | 12.0
Gas Pipeline Refund |  |  |
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |
Regulatory Liabilities | $ 4.3 | $ 6.8 | $ 10.1

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