Nature of Business (Details) customer in Millions	Sep. 30, 2022 regulatedDistributionDivision customer facility
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of customers serviced \| customer	3.3
Number of regulated distribution divisions \| regulatedDistributionDivision	6
Number of underground storage facilities \| facility	5

Represents the number of regulated distribution divisions.

No definition available.

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Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant