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Funded indebtedness to EBITDA Ratio

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Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity subject to certain conditions.

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

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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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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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Description of covenants that limit or prohibit certain actions or activities without the lender's prior consent within a specified period of time or until certain specified targets are achieved for example, reduction of the debt or an increase in net worth to a specified amount).

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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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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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The remaining balance of debt issuance expenses that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective bond issues. This does not include the amounts capitalized as part of the cost of the utility plant or asset.

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Long-Term Debt, Net - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility agreement date	Feb. 12, 2018
Debt instrument, restrictive covenants	maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.25 to 1.0 and a funded indebtedness to EBITDA ratio of not greater than 2.0 to 1.0
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 50,000,000.0
Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity subject to certain conditions	$ 100,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, maturity date	Feb. 12, 2020
Line of credit facility, borrowings outstanding	$ 0
Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] \| First Amendment to the Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	75,000,000.0
Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity subject to certain conditions	$ 125,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, maturity date	Apr. 15, 2022
Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] \| Swingline Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 5,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] \| Letters of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 2,500,000
Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed charge coverage ratio required by covenants	1.25
Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Funded indebtedness to EBITDA ratio required by covenants	2.0
Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] \| Prime Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] \| Adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate	1.50%
Term Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility agreement date	Dec. 07, 2017
Debt instrument, restrictive covenants	maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.25 to 1.0 and a funded indebtedness to EBITDA ratio of not greater than 2.0 to 1.0.
Term Credit Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed charge coverage ratio required by covenants	1.25
Term Credit Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Funded indebtedness to EBITDA ratio required by covenants	2.0
Term Credit Agreement [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date	Sep. 07, 2025
Term Credit Agreement [Member] \| Term Loan [Member] \| Prime Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Term Credit Agreement [Member] \| Term Loan [Member] \| Adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate	1.50%
Term Credit Agreement [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt issuance cost	$ 100,000	$ 200,000