Water and Wastewater Rates	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Water and Wastewater Rates [Abstract]
Water and Wastewater Rates	Note 9 Water and Wastewater Rates During the first six months of 2011, the Company's operating divisions in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Indiana, were granted base rate increases designed to increase total operating revenues on an annual basis by $3,421.

The entire disclosure for public utilities.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 71
-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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