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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			9 Months Ended
	Mar. 16, 2020	Mar. 15, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Manufactured gas plant remediation			$ 128,886	$ 131,080
Recovery from third party of environmental remediation cost, period			7 years
Regulatory assets			$ 451,115	$ 496,637
Expended, net of recoveries
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Regulatory assets			36,100
RAC
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Approved rate, amount	$ 9,700	$ 8,500
Minimum
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Product liability contingency, loss exposure in excess of accrual, best estimate			115,900
Maximum
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Product liability contingency, loss exposure in excess of accrual, best estimate			$ 186,200