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SUBSEQUENT EVENT	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
SUBSEQUENT EVENT [Abstract]
SUBSEQUENT EVENT	NOTE 15 - SUBSEQUENT EVENT On October 8, 2019, Artesian Water Company entered into an interest rate lock agreement, or the Agreement, with CoBank, ACB, or CoBank.  The Company is seeking to finance a $30 million principal amount First Mortgage Bond, or the Bond.  The Agreement allows for a maturity period of 30 years and a fixed interest rate of 4.42% per annum, or the Fixed Rate, for the Bond.  The Agreement is effective through December 31, 2019, or the Settlement Date.  Pursuant to the Agreement, the Bond is not subject to redemption based on mortgage style amortization; interest on the outstanding principal balance will be payable quarterly on the 30th day of January, April, July and October each year.  The proceeds from the sale of the Bond shall be used to pay down outstanding lines of credit of Artesian Water, any additional proceeds shall be used to fund future capital investments in Artesian Water.  Closing on the debt financing is subject to approval by the DEPSC.  Also pursuant to the Agreement, the Company agrees to pay to CoBank, on demand, a broken funding charge if the Company does not, for any reason whatsoever, borrow the entire $30 million principal amount on or before the Settlement Date.  The broken funding charge shall be in an amount equal to the present value of the sum of all losses and expenses incurred by CoBank in retiring, liquidating, or reallocating any debt, obligation, or cost incurred or allocated by CoBank to fund or hedge the Fixed Rate.

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The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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