Discontinued Operations Discontinued Operations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures [Table Text Block]

The following table presents amounts that were included in discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30 (dollars in thousands):

	Three months ended September 30,					Nine months ended September 30,
	2015		2014			2015		2014
Revenues	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	87,534
Gain on sale of Ecova (1)	547		—			710		161,100
Transaction expenses and accelerated employee benefits (2)	24		86			24		9,062
Gain on sale of Ecova, net of transaction expenses	523		(86		)	686		152,038
Income (loss) before income taxes	523		(86		)	686		156,513
Income tax expense (benefit) (3)	234		(31		)	201		85,741
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	289		(55		)	485		70,772
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	—		—			—		(187		)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to Avista Corp. shareholders	$	289	$	(55	)	$	485	$	70,585