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Public Utilities, Service Area

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Regulatory Rate Filings, Requested Rate Increase, Authorized Revenue

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Regulatory Rate Increase Protest Period

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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The number of units or percentage investment held by one or more members or limited partners of the LLC or LP.

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Percentage of the Variable Interest Entity's (VIE) voting interest owned by (or beneficial interest in) the reporting entity (directly or indirectly).

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Narrative (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Oct. 03, 2013
Public Utilities General Disclosures [Line Items]
Regulatory rate filings, requested rate increase, authorized revenue		$ 2,400
Customer filing protest period	150 days
Acequia Water Supply Corporation [Member]
Public Utilities General Disclosures [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in Acequia Water Supply Corporation	25.00%
Minimum [Member]
Public Utilities General Disclosures [Line Items]
Service area in square miles	240
Sales [Member] \| Product Concentration Risk [Member]
Public Utilities General Disclosures [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue derived from sales of water to business and residential customers	90.00%
San Jose Water Company [Member]
Public Utilities General Disclosures [Line Items]
Number of people served	1,000,000
SJWTX,Inc. dba Canyon Lake Water Supply Corporation [Member]
Public Utilities General Disclosures [Line Items]
Number of people served	36,000
444 West Santa Clara Street, L.P. [Member]
Public Utilities General Disclosures [Line Items]
Limited partership interest percentage	70.00%