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Utility Regulatory Assets and Liabilities and Regulatory Matters - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands												3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 21, 2023	Oct. 06, 2023	Sep. 21, 2023	Jul. 31, 2023	Mar. 06, 2023	Jan. 27, 2023	Jan. 01, 2023	Nov. 01, 2022	Sep. 15, 2022	Jul. 29, 2022	Jan. 28, 2022	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023
Regulatory Assets
Net unrealized gains												$ (141,000)	$ (1,402,000)
Gas Utility
Regulatory Assets
Net unrealized gains												$ (11,000)	$ (17,000)	$ (2,000)
Utilities \| PAPUC
Regulatory Assets
Requested rate increase (decrease)						$ 11,000					$ 83,000
Approved rate increase (decrease)			$ 9,000
Utilities \| PAPUC \| Joint Petition
Regulatory Assets
Requested rate increase (decrease)									$ 49,000
Property, plant and equipment, net threshold								$ 3,368,000
Utilities \| PAPUC \| Beginning October 29, 2022
Regulatory Assets
Requested rate increase (decrease)									38,000
Utilities \| PAPUC \| Beginning October 1, 2023
Regulatory Assets
Requested rate increase (decrease)									$ 11,000
Utilities \| PAPUC \| Weather normalization adjustment rider
Regulatory Assets
Pilot program duration								5 years
Approved rate								3.00%
Mountaineer \| WVPSC \| Weather normalization adjustment rider
Regulatory Assets
Approved rate	2.00%
Adjustment rider period	5 years
Weather deviates threshold	2.00%
Mountaineer \| WVPSC \| 2023 IREP Recovery
Regulatory Assets
Requested rate increase (decrease)				$ 10,000
Total capital investments				383,000
Mountaineer \| WVPSC \| 2023 IREP
Regulatory Assets
Costs associated with capital investments				131,000
Mountaineer \| WVPSC \| 2023 IREP For 2024
Regulatory Assets
Costs associated with capital investments				$ 67,000
Mountaineer \| WVPSC \| Net Revenue Increase
Regulatory Assets
Requested rate increase (decrease)		$ 14,000			$ 20,000
Mountaineer \| WVPSC \| Base Rates
Regulatory Assets
Requested rate increase (decrease)					38,000
Mountaineer \| WVPSC \| IREP rate
Regulatory Assets
Requested rate increase (decrease)					$ (18,000)
Mountaineer \| WVPSC \| Over 2023 - 2027
Regulatory Assets
Requested rate increase (decrease)										$ 354,000
Mountaineer \| WVPSC \| Calendar Year 2023
Regulatory Assets
Requested rate increase (decrease)										$ 64,000
Approved rate increase (decrease)							$ 22,000