Debt: - Rural Utilities Service Guaranteed Loans (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Long-term debt \| FFB \| Rural Utilities Service Guaranteed Loans
Debt
Advances received on loans	$ 47,940,000	$ 313,028,000

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