QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract]

QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

The Company's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CWT."

2016	First			Second		Third		Fourth
Operating revenue	$	121,727		$	152,445	$	184,268	$	150,930
Net operating income	6,270			18,534		30,055		21,335
Net income	(798		)	11,508		22,875		15,090
Diluted earnings per share	(0.02		)	0.24		0.48		0.31
Common stock market price range:
High	27.33			34.95		35.62		36.85
Low	22.48			26.22		29.93		29.25
Dividends paid per common share	0.1725			0.1725		0.1725		0.1725

2015	First		Second		Third		Fourth
Operating revenue	$	121,985	$	144,414	$	183,543	$	138,426
Net operating income	7,497		16,493		32,201		14,962
Net income	1,575		9,845		25,120		8,477
Diluted earnings (loss) per share	0.03		0.21		0.52		0.18
Common stock market price range:
High	25.99		25.30		24.36		24.35
Low	23.63		22.58		19.55		21.01
Dividends paid per common share	0.1675		0.1675		0.1675		0.1675