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The estimated net amount of existing gains or losses on cash flow hedges at the reporting date expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next 12 months.

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Estimated period for anticipated transfer of gain (loss) from accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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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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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the asset arising from energy trading activities that involves the purchase and sale of energy under forward contracts at fixed and variable prices and the buying and selling of financial energy contracts that include exchange futures and options and over the counter options and swaps, which are expected to be converted into cash or otherwise disposed of within a year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payments on a nonderivative instrument.

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Amount of other payables due to broker-dealers or clearing organizations.

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Derivative Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2021	Mar. 31, 2026	Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Derivative [Line Items]
Energy Marketing Contracts Assets, Current		$ 800		$ 0
Energy Marketing Contract Liabilities, Current		(200)		(800)
Notional Amount of Nonderivative Instruments	$ 40,000	50,000	$ 30,000
Notional Amount Nonderivative Instruments, Total			$ 60,000
Propane Swap Agreement [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Energy Marketing Contracts Assets, Current		900		0
Energy Marketing Contract Liabilities, Current		0		(700)
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Energy Marketing Contract Liabilities, Current		(700)		(700)
Sharp Energy Inc [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) to be Reclassified within Twelve Months		$ 800
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassification from Accumulated OCI to Income, Estimate of Time to Transfer		12 months
Other Payables to Broker-Dealers and Clearing Organizations		$ 2,300		$ 2,400
Interest Rate Swap Rate, High Range [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Fixed Swap Rate		3.97%		0.17%	3.98%	0.205%
Interest Rate Swap Rate, Low Range [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Fixed Swap Rate						0.20%