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Regulatory Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Jun. 30, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Regulatory Liabilities | $ 60.3 | $ 49.8 | $ 57.4 |
Less: Current Portion of Regulatory Liabilities | 17.1 | 5.5 | 12.6 |
Regulatory Liabilities – noncurrent | 43.2 | 44.3 | 44.8 |
Income Taxes |  |  |  |
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Regulatory Liabilities | 44.8 | 45.5 | 45.9 | $ 48.9
Rate Adjustment Mechanisms |  |  |  |
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Regulatory Liabilities | 15.3 | 4.1 | 11.2 |
Other |  |  |  |
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Regulatory Liabilities | $ 0.2 | $ 0.2 | $ 0.3 |

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