Other Non-Current Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
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| Advances made under EPC and non-EPC contracts | $ 13,678 | $ 83,579 |
| Advances made to municipalities for water system enhancements | 98,958 | 89,953 |
| Collateral payments for the CCL Project | 36,341 | 4,994 |
| Tax-related payments and receivables | 31,218 | 31,712 |
| Equity method investments | 11,058 | 20,295 |
| Other | 88,181 | 83,922 |
| Other non-current assets | $ 279,434 | $ 314,455 |
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- Definition Advances Made To Municipalities No definition available.
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- Definition Advances Made Under Long-Term Contracts No definition available.
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- Definition Collateral Payments For The CCL Project No definition available.
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- Definition Tax-Related Payments And Receivables No definition available.
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- Definition This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of other miscellaneous assets expected to be realized or consumed after one year or normal operating cycle, if longer. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of noncurrent assets classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- References No definition available.
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