Derivative Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Derivative [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	$ 927	$ 3,834
Accounts Payable Subject To Master Netting Arrangement	927	3,834
Energy Marketing Contracts Assets, Current	10,571	13,165
Energy Marketing Contract Liabilities, Current	(10,994)	(14,871)
Derivative, Amount of Hedged Item	0	212
Hedging Liability [Member] \| Natural Gas Futures [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Energy Marketing Contract Liabilities, Current	(6,663)	(8,705)
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Mark To Market Energy Assets [Member] \| Put Option [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Energy Marketing Contracts Assets, Current	0	71
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Mark To Market Energy Assets [Member] \| Natural Gas Futures [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Energy Marketing Contracts Assets, Current	7,715	9,059
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Mark To Market Energy Assets [Member] \| Propane Swap Agreement [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Energy Marketing Contracts Assets, Current	109	11
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Mark-to-market energy liabilities [Member] \| Propane Swap Agreement [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Energy Marketing Contract Liabilities, Current	(1,187)	(1,604)
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Mark To Market Energy Assets [Member] \| Natural Gas Futures [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Energy Marketing Contracts Assets, Current	2,747	4,024
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Mark-to-market energy liabilities [Member] \| Natural Gas Futures [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Energy Marketing Contract Liabilities, Current	(3,144)	(4,562)
Sharp Energy Inc [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Other Receivables from Broker-Dealers and Clearing Organizations	1,841	2,170
PESCO [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Other Receivables from Broker-Dealers and Clearing Organizations	1,592	2,810
Gross [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	2,964	12,368
Accounts Payable Subject To Master Netting Arrangement	10,418	24,741
Net [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	2,037	8,534
Accounts Payable Subject To Master Netting Arrangement	$ 9,491	$ 20,907

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Accounts Receivable Subject to Master Netting Arrangement

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Amount of hedged item in hedging relationship. Excludes hedged asset or liability.

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Current liabilities attributable to energy marketing activities (trading activities). Current energy marketing (trading activities) are when entities engage in both financial and physical trading to increase profits, manage their commodity price risk and enhance system reliability. They may trade electricity, coal, natural gas and oil. These entities typically use a variety of financial instruments, including forward contracts, options and swaps.

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