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Purchase Agreements: (Details) (Precedent Agreement, Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Company, LLC (Transco), USD $)
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Apr. 11, 2014
Apr. 11, 2014
Precedent Agreement | Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Company, LLC (Transco)
   
Purchase Agreements [Line Items]    
Base term of an agreement 25 years  
Aggregate agreement fixed charge $ 942,500,000opc_PurchaseAgreementAggregateFixedChargeForBaseTerm
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$ 942,500,000opc_PurchaseAgreementAggregateFixedChargeForBaseTerm
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