Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Summary of the discontinued operations activity
Operating revenues		$ 154,046,000
(Loss) income from discontinued operations before income taxes	(181,000)	54,206,000
Income tax (benefit) expense	(77,000)	19,165,000
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax	(104,000)	35,041,000
Equitable Gas and Homeworks
Discontinued operations
Equitable Gas transaction costs		$ 2,100,000

Overall income (loss) from a disposal group that is classified as a component of the entity, before income tax, reported as a separate component of income before extraordinary items. Includes the following (before income tax): income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, provision (or any reversals of earlier provisions) for loss on disposal, and adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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Tax effect allocated to a disposal group that is classified as a component of the entity reported as a separate component of income before extraordinary items. Includes the tax effects of the following: income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, provision (or any reversals of earlier provisions) for loss on disposal, and adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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Amount of income (loss) from a disposal group, net of income tax before extraordinary items allocable to noncontrolling interests. Includes, net of tax, income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, provision (or any reversals of earlier provisions) for loss on disposal, and adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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