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Rates and Other Regulatory Activities - Additional Information (Detail) (White Oak Lateral Mainline Expansion [Member], Eastern Shore [Member], USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
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White Oak Lateral Mainline Expansion [Member] | Eastern Shore [Member]
 
Rates and Other Regulatory Activities [Line Items]  
Volume The Expansion Project Is Expected to Provide 45,000cpk_VolumeTheExpansionProjectIsExpectedtoProvide
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= cpk_WhiteOakLateralMainlineExpansionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= cpk_EasternShoreGasCompanyMember
Number of Pipeline Miles 7.2cpk_NumberofPipelineMiles
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= cpk_WhiteOakLateralMainlineExpansionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= cpk_EasternShoreGasCompanyMember
Lateral diamater of pipeline to be installed 16cpk_LateralDiameterOfPipelineToBeInstalled
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= cpk_WhiteOakLateralMainlineExpansionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= cpk_EasternShoreGasCompanyMember
Horsepower Of Additional Compression 3,550cpk_HorsepowerOfAdditionalCompression
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= cpk_WhiteOakLateralMainlineExpansionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= cpk_EasternShoreGasCompanyMember
Estimated capital cost $ 29.8000cpk_EstimatedCapitalCost
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= cpk_WhiteOakLateralMainlineExpansionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= cpk_EasternShoreGasCompanyMember