Acquisitions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Acquisitions [Abstract]
Acquisitions	Note 3 Acquisitions As part of the Company's growth-through-acquisition strategy, in July 2011, the Company entered into a definitive agreement with American Water Works Company, Inc. ("American Water") to purchase all of the stock of the subsidiary that holds American Water's regulated water and wastewater operations in Ohio for cash of approximately $88,000 at closing plus certain assumed liabilities, including debt of approximately $16,000. American Water's Ohio operations serve approximately 57,000 customers. The purchase price is subject to certain adjustments at closing, and closing is conditioned upon the closing of the Company's sale of its regulated water operations in New York to American Water, and is subject to applicable regulatory approvals. The transaction will be accounted for as a business combination and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2012. In June 2011, the Company completed its acquisition of approximately 51 water and five wastewater systems in Texas serving approximately 5,300 customers. The total purchase price consisted of $6,245 in cash. The pro forma effect of the business acquired is not material to the Company's results of operations.

Note 3 Acquisitions

As part of the Company's growth-through-acquisition strategy, in July 2011, the Company entered into a definitive agreement with American Water Works Company, Inc. ("American Water") to purchase all of the stock of the subsidiary that holds American Water's regulated water and wastewater operations in Ohio for cash of approximately $88,000 at closing plus certain assumed liabilities, including debt of approximately $16,000. American Water's Ohio operations serve approximately 57,000 customers. The purchase price is subject to certain adjustments at closing, and closing is conditioned upon the closing of the Company's sale of its regulated water operations in New York to American Water, and is subject to applicable regulatory approvals. The transaction will be accounted for as a business combination and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2012.

In June 2011, the Company completed its acquisition of approximately 51 water and five wastewater systems in Texas serving approximately 5,300 customers. The total purchase price consisted of $6,245 in cash. The pro forma effect of the business acquired is not material to the Company's results of operations.