v3.26.1
REGULATORY ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Jun. 30, 2025
Jun. 30, 2026
Jun. 30, 2025
Dec. 31, 2025
SCHEDULE OF REGULATED ASSETS AND LIABILITIES [Line Items]          
Regulatory assets, current $ 83,367   $ 83,367   $ 49,504
Regulatory assets, noncurrent 250,704   250,704   256,225
Regulatory Assets 334,071   334,071   305,729
Regulatory Liability, Current (24,702)   (24,702)   (57,277)
Regulatory Liability, Noncurrent (433,135)   (433,135)   (451,620)
Regulatory Liabilities (457,837)   (457,837)   (508,897)
Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities), Current 58,665   58,665   (7,773)
Net regulatory assets and liabilities, noncurrent (182,431)   (182,431)   (195,395)
Net Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) (123,766)   (123,766)   (203,168)
Amortization of Rate Deferral (900) $ 1,400 (900) $ 7,400  
Income tax rate changes [Member] [Domain]          
SCHEDULE OF REGULATED ASSETS AND LIABILITIES [Line Items]          
Regulatory Liability, Current 0   0   0
Regulatory Liability, Noncurrent (428,331)   (428,331)   (444,986)
Regulatory Liabilities (428,331)   (428,331)   (444,986)
Over-recovered purchased-gas costs [Member]          
SCHEDULE OF REGULATED ASSETS AND LIABILITIES [Line Items]          
Regulatory Liability, Current (22,384)   (22,384)   (56,876)
Regulatory Liability, Noncurrent 0   0   0
Regulatory Liabilities (22,384)   (22,384)   (56,876)
Ad valorem tax [Member]          
SCHEDULE OF REGULATED ASSETS AND LIABILITIES [Line Items]          
Regulatory Liability, Current (2,060)   (2,060)   (165)
Regulatory Liability, Noncurrent 0   0   0
Regulatory Liabilities (2,060)   (2,060)   (165)
Other regulatory liabilities          
SCHEDULE OF REGULATED ASSETS AND LIABILITIES [Line Items]          
Regulatory Liability, Current (258)   (258)   (236)
Regulatory Liability, Noncurrent (4,804)   (4,804)   (6,634)
Regulatory Liabilities (5,062)   (5,062)   (6,870)
Under-recovered purchased-gas costs [Member]          
SCHEDULE OF REGULATED ASSETS AND LIABILITIES [Line Items]          
Regulatory assets, current 19,830   19,830   10,692
Regulatory assets, noncurrent 0   0   0
Regulatory Assets 19,830   19,830   10,692
Pension and postretirement benefit costs, net [Member]          
SCHEDULE OF REGULATED ASSETS AND LIABILITIES [Line Items]          
Regulatory assets, current 10,187   10,187   10,929
Regulatory assets, noncurrent 216,408   216,408   221,809
Regulatory Assets 226,595   226,595   232,738
Reacquired debt costs [Member]          
SCHEDULE OF REGULATED ASSETS AND LIABILITIES [Line Items]          
Regulatory assets, current 723   723   723
Regulatory assets, noncurrent 904   904   1,266
Regulatory Assets 1,627   1,627   1,989
MGP Costs [Member] [Member]          
SCHEDULE OF REGULATED ASSETS AND LIABILITIES [Line Items]          
Regulatory assets, current 1,000   1,000   1,000
Regulatory assets, noncurrent 29,342   29,342   29,105
Regulatory Assets 30,342   30,342   30,105
Weather normalization [Member]          
SCHEDULE OF REGULATED ASSETS AND LIABILITIES [Line Items]          
Regulatory assets, current 32,835   32,835   19,175
Regulatory assets, noncurrent 0   0   0
Regulatory Assets 32,835   32,835   19,175
Customer credit deferrals          
SCHEDULE OF REGULATED ASSETS AND LIABILITIES [Line Items]          
Regulatory assets, current 12,385   12,385   2,953
Regulatory assets, noncurrent 1,075   1,075   1,091
Regulatory Assets 13,460   13,460   4,044
Other regulatory assets, net [Member]          
SCHEDULE OF REGULATED ASSETS AND LIABILITIES [Line Items]          
Regulatory assets, current 6,407   6,407   4,032
Regulatory assets, noncurrent 2,975   2,975   2,954
Regulatory Assets $ 9,382   $ 9,382   $ 6,986