Represents the interest expense related to mortgage loans participation and sale agreement.

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Participation certificates in mortgage loans that have been pooled with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae, are issued to a lender pending the securitization of the mortgage loans and sale of the resulting securities.

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Amount of unpaid principal balance of mortgage loan participation and sale agreement

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The sum of the carrying amounts, as of the date of the latest financial statement presented, of loans receivable which are owned but transferred to serve as collateral for the payment of related debt obligations, and for which the transferees are not permitted to sell or re-pledge them to an unrelated party.

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Amount of amortization expense attributable to debt issuance costs.

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Net increase or decrease in the carrying amount of the debt instrument for the period.

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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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Weighted average interest rate of short-term debt outstanding calculated at point in time.

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Weighted average interest rate of short-term debt outstanding calculated over time.

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For the form of debt having an initial term of less than one year or less than the normal operating cycle, if longer, average borrowings during the period.

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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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Short-Term Borrowings - Mortgage Loan Participation and Sale Agreement (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Nov. 01, 2018
During the period:
Total interest expense	$ 1,039,000	$ 1,061,000	$ 2,134,000	$ 2,871,000
Carrying value:
Mortgage loan participation and sale agreement secured by mortgage loan participation certificates	512,253,000		512,253,000		$ 521,477,000
Fair value of loans pledged to secure	533,864,000		533,864,000		545,500,000
Mortgage Loan Participation and Sale Agreement member
During the period:
Average balance	$ 254,343,000	$ 240,119,000	$ 265,390,000	$ 243,965,000
Weighted-average interest rate (as a percent)	1.36%	1.53%	1.35%	2.09%
Total interest expense	$ 1,039,000	$ 1,061,000	$ 2,134,000	$ 2,871,000
Carrying value:
Unpaid principal balance of mortgage loan participation and sale agreement secured by mortgage loan participation certificates	512,253,000		512,253,000		521,477,000
Mortgage loan participation and sale agreement secured by mortgage loan participation certificates	$ 512,253,000		$ 512,253,000		$ 521,477,000
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent)	1.48%		1.48%		1.39%
Fair value of loans pledged to secure	$ 533,864,000		$ 533,864,000		$ 545,500,000
Amortization of debt issuance costs	172,000	145,000	344,000	318,000
Mortgage Loan Participation and Sale Agreement member \| Maximum
Carrying value:
Mortgage loan participation and sale agreement secured by mortgage loan participation certificates	528,844,000	540,977,000	528,844,000	540,977,000
Note Payable
Carrying value:
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(3,269,000)		(3,269,000)		(4,160,000)
Amortization of debt issuance costs	$ 634,000	$ 451,000	1,200,000	$ 896,000
Revolving credit agreement \| Note Payable
Carrying value:
Maximum loan amount						$ 150,000,000
Increase in loan amount			$ 0		$ 0