Derivative Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) gal in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / gal gal	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / gal gal
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Volume \| gal	1,400
Energy Marketing Contracts Assets, Current	$ 1,339	$ 823
Energy Marketing Contract Liabilities, Current	$ 189	$ 773
Natural Gas Futures [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Volume \| gal	813
Propane Swap Agreement [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Volume \| gal	4,800
Put Option [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Volume \| gal		630
Payments for Derivative Instrument, Financing Activities		$ 33
Strike Price 4 [Member] \| Propane Swap Agreement [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Strike Price Per Gallon For The Propane Swap Agreements \| $ / gal	0.5225
Strike Price 2 [Member] \| Propane Swap Agreement [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Strike Price Per Gallon For The Propane Swap Agreements \| $ / gal	0.5650
Put Option Strike Price 1 [Member] \| Put Option [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Price Risk Option Strike Price \| $ / gal		0.5650
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Mark To Market Energy Assets [Member] \| Natural Gas Futures [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Energy Marketing Contracts Assets, Current	$ 1,198	$ 113
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Mark To Market Energy Assets [Member] \| Propane Swap Agreement [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Energy Marketing Contracts Assets, Current	137	693
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Mark To Market Energy Assets [Member] \| Put Option [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Energy Marketing Contracts Assets, Current	0	9
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Mark To Market Energy Assets [Member] \| Propane Swap Agreement [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Energy Marketing Contracts Assets, Current	4	8
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Mark To Market Energy Liabilities [Member] \| Natural Gas Futures [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Energy Marketing Contract Liabilities, Current	$ 189	$ 773
PESCO [Member] \| Natural Gas Futures [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Volume \| gal	2,700
PESCO [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Natural Gas Futures [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Energy Marketing Contracts Assets, Current	$ 1,200

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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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Nominal volume used to calculate payments on a derivative instrument.

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Current liabilities attributable to energy marketing activities (trading activities). Current energy marketing (trading activities) are when entities engage in both financial and physical trading to increase profits, manage their commodity price risk and enhance system reliability. They may trade electricity, coal, natural gas and oil. These entities typically use a variety of financial instruments, including forward contracts, options and swaps.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash outflow for derivative instruments during the period, which are classified as financing activities, excluding those designated as hedging instruments.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 23
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