2.2.0.7 false Accounts Payable and Other Accrued Liabilities 0202 - Disclosure - Accounts Payable and Other Accrued Liabilities true false false false 1 false false 2 Accounts Payable and Other Accrued Liabilities [Abstract] 0 us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrentAbstract us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string No definition available. false 3 Accounts Payable and Other Accrued Liabilities 1 us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false verboselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0   <div style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>NOTE 2. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES</b> </div> <div align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"> <div style="width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">  </div> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The tables below provide details for the amounts included in “Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities” on the balance sheets for both WGL Holdings and Washington Gas. </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 8pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="70%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="9" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>WGL Holdings, Inc.</b></td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><i>(In thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="3"><b>Jun 30, 2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="3">Sep 30, 2009</td> </tr>   <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="9" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Accounts payable - trade </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left"><b>$</b></td> <td align="right"><b>176,708</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">174,098</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Employee benefits and payroll accruals </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>16,657</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">28,813</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Other accrued liabilities </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>8,832</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">10,618</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="9" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left"><b>$</b></td> <td align="right"><b>202,197</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">213,529</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="9" align="left" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 8pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="70%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="9" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Washington Gas Light Company</b></td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><i>(In thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="3"><b>Jun 30, 2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="3">Sep 30, 2009</td> </tr>   <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="9" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Accounts payable - trade </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left"><b>$</b></td> <td align="right"><b>78,269</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">90,630</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Employee benefits and payroll accruals </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>15,370</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">26,530</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Other accrued liabilities </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>6,820</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">8,135</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="9" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left"><b>$</b></td> <td align="right"><b>100,459</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">125,295</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="9" align="left" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock Description and amounts of accounts payable and accrued disclosure at the end of the reporting period. 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