The total percentage of investment held by the parent.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Percentage investment held by the managing member or general partner of the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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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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The amount of a reclassification adjustment made to prior period financial statement amounts.

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Cash dividends or other distributions received from unconsolidated subsidiaries, certain corporate joint ventures, and certain noncontrolled corporations that are returns of capital. Excludes dividends or distributions from equity method investments classified as operating activities.

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Basis of Presentation (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Parent, total parent ownership percentage	60.00%
Parent, limited partner ownership percentage	58.00%
Parent, general partner ownership percentage	2.00%
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, distributions	$ 2,000,000	$ 2,300,000
Equity method investment, return of capital	553,000	301,000
Property, plant and equipment additions, net of equity AFUDC [Member]
Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment [Line Items]
Prior period reclassification adjustment		(7,400,000)
Contributions and advances for construction costs [Member]
Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment [Line Items]
Prior period reclassification adjustment		$ 7,400,000
Cardinal Pipeline Company, LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	45.00%		45.00%
Pine Needle LNG Company, LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	35.00%		35.00%