Long-Term Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Outstanding Long-Term Debt

Our outstanding long-term debt is shown below: 

	September 30,		December 31,
(in thousands)	2020		2019
FPU secured first mortgage bonds (1) :
9.08% bond, due June 1, 2022	$	7,993	$	7,990
Uncollateralized senior notes:
5.50% note, due October 12, 2020	2,000		2,000
5.93% note, due October 31, 2023	10,500		12,000
5.68% note, due June 30, 2026	17,400		20,300
6.43% note, due May 2, 2028	5,600		6,300
3.73% note, due December 16, 2028	18,000		18,000
3.88% note, due May 15, 2029	45,000		50,000
3.25% note, due April 30, 2032	70,000		70,000
3.48% note, due May 31, 2038	50,000		50,000
3.58% note, due November 30, 2038	50,000		50,000
3.98% note, due August 20, 2039	100,000		100,000
2.98% note, due December 20, 2034	70,000		70,000
3.00% note, due July 15, 2035	50,000		—
2.96% note, due August 15, 2035	40,000		—
Term Note due February 28, 2020	—		30,000
Less: debt issuance costs	(922)		(822)
Total long-term debt	535,571		485,768
Less: current maturities	(15,600)		(45,600)
Total long-term debt, net of current maturities	$	519,971	$	440,168

    (1) FPU secured first mortgage bonds are guaranteed by Chesapeake Utilities.

Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities [Line Items]

Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)	Total Borrowing Capacity		Less: Amount of Debt Issued		Less: Unfunded Commitments		Remaining Borrowing Capacity
Shelf Agreement
Prudential Shelf Agreement (1) (2)	$	370,000	$	(220,000)	$	—	$	150,000
MetLife Shelf Agreement (3)	150,000		—		—		150,000
NYL Shelf Agreement (4)	150,000		(140,000)		—		10,000
Total Shelf Agreements as of September 30, 2020	$	670,000	$	(360,000)	$	—	$	310,000