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Regulatory Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2017
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items]
Regulatory Liabilities	$ 57.4	$ 54.0	$ 65.4
Less: Current Portion of Regulatory Liabilities	12.6	7.4	18.5
Regulatory Liabilities-noncurrent	44.8	46.6	46.9
Income Taxes
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items]
Regulatory Liabilities	45.9	47.6	47.8	$ 48.9
Rate Adjustment Mechanisms
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items]
Regulatory Liabilities	11.2	6.0	17.0
Other
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items]
Regulatory Liabilities	$ 0.3	$ 0.4	$ 0.6

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The amount for the individual regulatory liability as itemized in a table of regulatory liabilities as of the end of the period.

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