Organization, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Developments (Details 1)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Middlesex
Allowance for Funds Used During Construction Rates	7.34%	7.34%	7.54%
Tidewater
Allowance for Funds Used During Construction Rates	7.91%	7.91%	8.24%

Effective rate, including composite rate, of cost of financing additions to qualifying regulated assets, commonly called allowance for funds used during construction.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 980

-SubTopic 835

-Section 45

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6501662&loc=d3e56162-110433

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 980

-SubTopic 835

-Section 25

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