Organization and Operations (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 naturalGasProducer company operatingSegment
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments | operatingSegment	8
Number of owned and operated utility companies in the United States	4
Number of states owned and operated utility companies serve customers	11
Number of owned and operated electricity distribution companies in Great Britain	2
Number of owned and operated interstate natural gas pipeline companies in the United States	5
Number of owned and operated electricity transmission companies in Canada	1
Number of owned and operated renewable energy businesses | naturalGasProducer	1
Number of owned and operated residential real estate brokerage firms in the United States | naturalGasProducer	1
Number of owned and operated real estate franchise networks in the United States	1