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Acquisitions (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
customer
Aug. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
Sep. 30, 2014
customer
May 31, 2014
customer
Mar. 31, 2014
customer
Lake Mohawk and Lake Tomahawk [Member]            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]            
Number of customers 1,250wtr_NumberOfCustomers
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wtr_NortheasternOhioUtilitiesMember
         
Cash Paid $ 1,770us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wtr_NortheasternOhioUtilitiesMember
         
Non-Regulated [Member]            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]            
Total purchase price 1,800us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wtr_TriStateGroutingMember
3,010us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wtr_TriStateGroutingMember
       
Cash Paid     700us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wtr_TriStateGroutingMember
     
Contingent consideration   810us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wtr_TriStateGroutingMember
       
Contingent consitderation term   3 years        
H2O,Inc.[Member]            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]            
Number of customers       1,100wtr_NumberOfCustomers
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wtr_H2oInc.Member
   
Cash Paid       2,796us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wtr_H2oInc.Member
   
Lake Caroline [Member]            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]            
Number of customers       1,040wtr_NumberOfCustomers
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wtr_LakeCarolineVaMember
   
Cash Paid       1,377us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wtr_LakeCarolineVaMember
   
North Maine Utilities [Member]            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]            
Number of customers         7,200wtr_NumberOfCustomers
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wtr_NorthMaineUtilitiesMember
 
Cash Paid         22,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wtr_NorthMaineUtilitiesMember
 
Penn Township [Member]            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]            
Number of customers           800wtr_NumberOfCustomers
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wtr_PennTownshipMember
Cash Paid           $ 3,668us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wtr_PennTownshipMember