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Consolidated Statements of Common Stockholders' Equity (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Common Stock
Capital in excess of Par
Retained earnings
Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011 $ 41,978us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
$ 618,304us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
$ 33,707us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
$ 693,989us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity        
Net income     55,681us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
55,681us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
Stock/stock units issued through:        
Stock purchase and reinvestment plans 506ede_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockPurchaseAndDividendReinvestmentPlan
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
9,895ede_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockPurchaseAndDividendReinvestmentPlan
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
  10,401ede_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockPurchaseAndDividendReinvestmentPlan
Dividends declared     (42,273)us-gaap_DividendsCommonStock
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
(42,273)us-gaap_DividendsCommonStock
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012 42,484us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
628,199us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
47,115us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
717,798us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity        
Net income     63,445us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
63,445us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
Stock/stock units issued through:        
Stock purchase and reinvestment plans 560ede_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockPurchaseAndDividendReinvestmentPlan
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
11,326ede_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockPurchaseAndDividendReinvestmentPlan
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
  11,886ede_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockPurchaseAndDividendReinvestmentPlan
Dividends declared     (43,006)us-gaap_DividendsCommonStock
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
(43,006)us-gaap_DividendsCommonStock
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013 43,044us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
639,525us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
67,554us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
750,123us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity        
Net income     67,103us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
67,103us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
Stock/stock units issued through:        
Stock purchase and reinvestment plans 435ede_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockPurchaseAndDividendReinvestmentPlan
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
10,018ede_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockPurchaseAndDividendReinvestmentPlan
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
  10,453ede_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockPurchaseAndDividendReinvestmentPlan
Dividends declared     (44,381)us-gaap_DividendsCommonStock
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
(44,381)us-gaap_DividendsCommonStock
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014 $ 43,479us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
$ 649,543us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
$ 90,276us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
$ 783,298us-gaap_StockholdersEquity