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Regulatory Matters - Additional Information (Detail 1) $ in Millions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Termination agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remuneration Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.75% | 2.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Approved commitments for purchasing assets |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fitchburg Gas And Electric Light Company [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility power capacity to be procured in the future | MW |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Power generation capacity | MWh |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,450,000
Increase (decrease) in annual revenue | $ 3.5 | $ 3.6 |  |  | $ 3.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fitchburg Gas And Electric Light Company [Member] | Offshore Energy [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility power capacity to be procured in the future | MW |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,600 |  |  |  |  |  | 5,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remuneration Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Power generation facility | MW |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 400 |  | 400 | 1,600
Fitchburg Gas And Electric Light Company [Member] | Qualified Clean Energy [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Power generation capacity | MWh |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,554,940 |
Fitchburg Gas And Electric Light Company [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility power capacity to be procured in the future | MW |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fitchburg Gas And Electric Light Company [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility power capacity to be procured in the future | MW |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fitchburg Gas Company [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory assets approved increase in revenue due to be recovered |  |  | $ 6.7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6.4 |  |  |  | $ 4.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in annual revenue |  |  | 4.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public utilities interim increase decrease amount |  |  | $ 10.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granite State [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in annual revenue |  |  |  | $ 1.0 |  |  | $ 0.3 | $ 0.1 | $ 1.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Spending cap |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fitchburg Grid Modernization [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory assets approved increase in revenue due to be recovered |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.3 |  |  |  | $ 1.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase commitments for data sharing platform investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of replacement investments approved by regulatory authority |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fitchburg Grid Modernization [Member] | Track One [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of capital expenditure approved by regulatory authority |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
Fitchburg Grid Modernization [Member] | Track Two [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of capital expenditure approved by regulatory authority |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Second Solicitation [Member] | Fitchburg Gas And Electric Light Company [Member] | Offshore Energy [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Power generation facility | MW |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,600 |  | 800 |  |
Third Solicitation [Member] | Fitchburg Gas And Electric Light Company [Member] | Commonwealth Wind [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Power generation facility | MW |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,200 |  |  |  |  |
Third Solicitation [Member] | Fitchburg Gas And Electric Light Company [Member] | Mayflower Wind energy [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Power generation facility | MW |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 400 |  |  |  |  |
Major Storm Cost Reserve Recovery [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recover costs of repairing damage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3.7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Storm Cost Deferral Petition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recover costs of repairing damage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4.8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketing And Outreach [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Approved commitments for purchasing assets |  |  |  |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Approved commitments for purchasing assets |  |  |  |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Infrastructure Offering [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Approved commitments for purchasing assets |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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