Line of credit facility extended maturity date.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(22))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(16))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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Date the credit facility terminates, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Description of the interest rate for the amounts borrowed under the credit facility, including the terms and the method for determining the interest rate (for example, fixed or variable, LIBOR plus a percentage, increasing rate, timing of interest rate resets, remarketing provisions).

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Borrowings Under Credit Facilities - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
InfraREIT LP Revolving Credit Facility
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount of revolving credit facility under agreement	$ 0	$ 0	$ 75,000,000	$ 130,000,000
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity	$ 75,000,000	75,000,000	15,000,000
Credit facility, maturity date	Dec. 10, 2019
Revolving credit facility, interest rate description	a rate equal to (1) the one, two, three or six month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus 2.5%, or (2) a base rate (equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus ½ of 1%, (b) the Bank of America prime rate and (c) LIBOR plus 1%) plus 1.5%. Letters of credit are subject to a letter of credit fee equal to the daily amount available to be drawn times 2.5%.
InfraREIT LP Revolving Credit Facility \| One, Two, Three or Six Month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	2.50%
InfraREIT LP Revolving Credit Facility \| Federal Funds Rate
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
InfraREIT LP Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
InfraREIT LP Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| SDTS Credit Agreements
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount of revolving credit facility under agreement	$ 137,500,000	54,000,000			$ 75,000,000
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity	$ 112,500,000	$ 196,000,000
Revolving credit facility, interest rate description	a rate equal to either (1) a base rate, determined as the greatest of (a) the administrative agent’s prime rate, (b) the federal funds effective rate plus ½ of 1% and (c) LIBOR plus 1.00% per annum, plus a margin of either 0.75% or 1.00% per annum, depending on the total debt to capitalization ratio of SDTS on a consolidated basis or (2) LIBOR plus a margin of either 1.75% or 2.00% per annum
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity			250,000,000
Credit facility, extended maturity date	Dec. 10, 2019
Debt, weighted average interest rate	2.50%	2.05%
Revolving Credit Facility \| SDTS Credit Agreements \| Letter Of Credit
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount of revolving credit facility under agreement	$ 0	$ 0
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity			25,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| SDTS Credit Agreements \| Swingline Loans
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity			$ 5,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Federal Funds Rate \| SDTS Credit Agreements
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| SDTS Credit Agreements
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| SDTS Credit Agreements \| Minimum
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.75%
Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| SDTS Credit Agreements \| Maximum
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	2.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate \| SDTS Credit Agreements \| Minimum
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.75%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate \| SDTS Credit Agreements \| Maximum
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.00%