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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Operating activities [Abstract]    
Net income $ 28,486us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 37,884us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operations [Abstract]    
Depreciation and amortization 20,111us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization 19,589us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
Regulatory amortization of gas reserves 5,255nwn_Regulatoryamortizationofgasreserves 2,981nwn_Regulatoryamortizationofgasreserves
Deferred tax liabilities, net 5,918us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable 205us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable
Non-cash expenses related to qualified defined benefit pension plans 1,509us-gaap_PensionExpense 1,278us-gaap_PensionExpense
Contributions to qualified defined benefit pension plans (2,630)us-gaap_PensionContributions (2,800)us-gaap_PensionContributions
Deferred environmental recoveries, net of (expenditures) (3,315)us-gaap_EnvironmentalExpenseAndLiabilities 83,252us-gaap_EnvironmentalExpenseAndLiabilities
Non-cash regulatory disallowance of prior environmental cost deferrals 15,000nwn_Noncashregulatorydisallowanceofpriorenvironmentalcostdeferrals 0nwn_Noncashregulatorydisallowanceofpriorenvironmentalcostdeferrals
non-cash interest income deferred environmental expenses (5,322)nwn_Noncashinterestincomedeferredenvironmentalexpenses 0nwn_Noncashinterestincomedeferredenvironmentalexpenses
Other 900us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncome 603us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncome
Changes in assets and liabilities [Abstract]    
Receivables 29,193us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsAndOtherReceivables 23,216us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsAndOtherReceivables
Inventories 8,543us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories 27,200us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories
Taxes accrued 6,724us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInIncomeTaxesReceivable 26,824us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInIncomeTaxesReceivable
Accounts payable (26,550)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable (1,671)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable
Interest accrued 4,348us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet 4,041us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet
Deferred gas costs 13,074us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredGasCost (14,049)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredGasCost
Other, net 17,005us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities 11,579us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities
Cash provided by operating activities 118,249us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 220,132us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Investing activities [Abstract]    
Capital expenditures (27,135)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (25,588)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Utility gas reserves (1,860)nwn_PaymentsToAcquireUtilityGasReserves (19,681)nwn_PaymentsToAcquireUtilityGasReserves
Other 49us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities (191)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities
Cash used in investing activities (28,946)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities (45,460)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
Financing activities [Abstract]    
Common stock issued, net 700us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock 1,400us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
Change in short-term debt (78,500)us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebt (155,600)us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebt
Cash dividend payments on common stock (12,688)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock (12,456)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock
Other (3,131)us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities 442us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities
Cash used in financing activities (93,619)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities (166,214)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (4,316)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease 8,458us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 9,534us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 9,471us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 5,218us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 17,929us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information [Abstract]    
Interest paid 5,399us-gaap_InterestPaid 7,502us-gaap_InterestPaid
Income taxes paid $ 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid $ 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid