Property, Plant And Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Property, Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule Of Property, Plant And Equipment

	December 31,
		2022		2021	Approximate Range of Useful Lives	Weighted Average Useful Life
Regulated Water segment:
Utility plant and equipment
Mains and accessories	$	4,213,197	$	4,014,507	26-90 years	72 years
Services, hydrants, treatment plants and reservoirs		2,910,496		2,672,186	5-89 years	56 years
Operations structures and water tanks		388,596		376,880	15-80 years	47 years
Miscellaneous pumping and purification equipment		1,131,975		1,011,487	7-76 years	41 years
Meters, transportation and other operating equipment		1,045,053		980,208	5-84 years	28 years
Land and other non-depreciable assets		133,618		116,888	-	-
Utility plant and equipment - regulated water segment		9,822,935		9,172,156	-	-
Utility construction work in progress		366,777		304,373	-	-
Net utility plant acquisition adjustment		(6,076)		(9,055)	10-53 years	22 years
Non-utility plant and equipment		20,561		21,098	17-64 years	58 years
Property, Plant and Equipment - Regulated Water segment		10,204,197		9,488,572
Regulated Natural Gas segment:
Natural gas transmission		398,658		365,051	24-93 years	68 years
Natural gas storage		61,639		60,985	5-85 years	45 years
Natural gas gathering and processing		144,337		131,237	5-77 years	59 years
Natural gas distribution		2,206,434		1,874,040	25-78 years	63 years
Meters, transportation and other operating equipment		568,305		588,716	5-65 years	24 years
Land and other non-depreciable assets		4,187		3,872	-	-
Utility plant and equipment - Regulated Natural Gas segment		3,383,560		3,023,901
Utility construction work-in-progress		149,630		97,903	-	-
Property, plant and equipment - Regulated Natural Gas segment		3,533,190		3,121,804
Total property, plant and equipment	$	13,737,387	$	12,610,376