- Definition

The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Short-term and Long-term Borrowings (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified					9 Months Ended						0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 29, 2011	Sep. 30, 2014 Minimum	Sep. 30, 2014 Maximum	Sep. 30, 2014 LIBOR	Sep. 30, 2014 LIBOR Minimum	Sep. 30, 2014 LIBOR Maximum	Jun. 29, 2011 California Water Service Group	Jun. 29, 2011 Cal Water
Short-term and Long-term Borrowings
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 400						$ 100	$ 300
Period within which borrowings are to be repaid											12 months
Basis of interest rate							LIBOR
Interest rate margin (as a percent)								0.725%	0.95%
Commitment fee (as a percent)					0.08%	0.125%
Amount outstanding under line of credit	$ 61.7	$ 46.8
Average borrowing rate (as a percent)	1.16%		2.20%