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Regulatory Costs, Investment Approved To Be Recovered Through Rider Recovery Mechanism, Amount Of IIP

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The amount of goodwill arising from a business combination that is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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This element represents the amount of revenue of the acquiree since the acquisition date included in the consolidated income statement for the reporting period.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Current regulatory liabilities generally represent obligations to make refunds to customers for various reasons including overpayment.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2019	Jul. 01, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses		$ 1,720,000
Working capital adjustment		24,700
Goodwill deductible for tax purposes		700,300		$ 599,700		$ 599,700
ETG and ELK revenues included in the Company's unaudited consolidated statements of income				31,500		220,900
ETG and ELK earnings included in the Company's unaudited consolidated statements of income				(10,000)		17,400
AEP
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Consideration paid for AEP	$ 4,000
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities \| ETG Utility Operations
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Requested recovery of investment costs not yet approved			$ 300,000
ETG Utility Operations
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses		1,710,000
Credits due to customers under conditions of approval		15,000
ELK Utility Operations
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses		10,900
Credits due to customers under conditions of approval		$ 300
AEP
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
ETG and ELK revenues included in the Company's unaudited consolidated statements of income				$ 100
ETG and ELK earnings included in the Company's unaudited consolidated statements of income						$ 100
Elizabethtown Gas and Elkton Gas
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs					$ 18,900		$ 32,100