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Debt Instrument Discount Rate

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Debt Instrument, Percentage Of Total With Interest Rates Reference To LIBOR And Due After 2021

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Line Of Credit Facility, Amount Classified As Long-Term Debt

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Line Of Credit Facility, Working Capital Purposes

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

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Amount of assets pledged to secure a debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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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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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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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, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, aggregate carrying amount of all types of notes payable, as of the balance sheet date, with initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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The cash inflow during the period from additional borrowings in aggregate debt. Includes proceeds from short-term and long-term debt.

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Debt - Additional Information (Details)		1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Details)	Apr. 10, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short term borrowings outstanding		$ 54,000,000	$ 54,000,000		$ 211,000,000
Percentage of total debt with interest rates reference to LIBOR and due after 2021		8.00%	8.00%
Southwest Gas Corporation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short term borrowings outstanding		$ 0	$ 0		194,000,000
Percentage of total debt with interest rates reference to LIBOR and due after 2021		0.30%	0.30%
Southwest Gas Corporation \| Carrying Amount
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		$ 2,345,876,000	$ 2,345,876,000		2,116,333,000
Southwest Gas Corporation \| Debentures \| Carrying Amount
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable		2,089,409,000	2,089,409,000		1,768,050,000
Southwest Gas Corporation \| Commercial Paper Program
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity		50,000,000	50,000,000
Borrowings outstanding under facility		$ 50,000,000	$ 50,000,000
Southwest Gas Corporation \| Notes, 2.2%, due 2030 \| Debentures
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 450,000,000
Debt instrument interest rate		2.20%	2.20%	2.20%
Debt instrument discount rate				0.126%
Southwest Gas Corporation \| Notes, 2.2%, due 2030 \| Debentures \| Carrying Amount
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable		$ 450,000,000	$ 450,000,000		0
Southwest Gas Corporation \| Notes, 4.45%, due 2020 \| Debentures
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate		4.45%	4.45%	4.45%
Debt redemption price, percentage		100.00%
Southwest Gas Corporation \| Notes, 4.45%, due 2020 \| Debentures \| Carrying Amount
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable		$ 0	$ 0	$ 125,000,000	125,000,000
Centuri \| Carrying Amount
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		384,749,000	384,749,000		$ 347,661,000
Centuri \| Secured Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity						$ 590,000,000
Borrowings outstanding under facility		291,000,000	291,000,000
Debt secured by assets		1,400,000,000	1,400,000,000
Centuri \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity						325,000,000
Centuri \| Centuri term loan facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity						$ 265,000,000
Centuri \| Equipment Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from debt			70,000,000
LIBOR \| Southwest Gas Holdings
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings outstanding under facility		54,000,000	54,000,000
LIBOR \| Southwest Gas Corporation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings outstanding under facility		8,000,000	8,000,000
LIBOR \| Centuri
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings outstanding under facility		172,000,000	172,000,000
$400 Million Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage	0.075%
$400 Million Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage	0.20%
$400 Million Credit Facility \| Southwest Gas Corporation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity	$ 400,000,000	400,000,000	400,000,000
Line of credit designated as long term debt		150,000,000	150,000,000
Line of credit designated for working capital purposes		250,000,000	250,000,000
Long-term debt		58,000,000	58,000,000
Debt covenant, ratio of funded debt to total capitalization	0.70
Short term borrowings outstanding		$ 0	$ 0
$400 Million Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin	0.75%
$400 Million Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin	1.50%
$400 Million Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Southwest Gas Corporation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin			1.00%
$400 Million Credit Facility \| Alternative base rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin	0.00%
$400 Million Credit Facility \| Alternative base rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin	0.50%
$400 Million Credit Facility \| Alternative base rate \| Southwest Gas Corporation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin			0.00%
$100 Million Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity	$ 100,000,000						$ 100,000,000