2.2.0.7 false Common Stock - WGL Holdings 0206 - Disclosure - Common Stock - WGL Holdings true false false false 1 USD false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 Common Stock [Abstract] 0 wgl_CommonStockAbstract wgl false na duration Common stock. 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 Common stock. false 3 COMMON STOCK - WGL HOLDINGS 1 us-gaap_DisclosureOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTextBlock 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="margin-left: 0%"> <div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent; text-align: left"> <tr> <td width="10%"></td> <td width="90%"></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> <b><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">NOTE 6. </font></b> </td> <td> <b><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">COMMON STOCK—WGL HOLDINGS</font></b> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 3pt; margin-left: 0%; width: 99%; align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"> </div> <div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <b><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">     COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING</font></b> </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent"> Shares of common stock outstanding were 50,974,992 and 50,143,484 at September 30, 2010 and 2009 respectively. </div> <div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <b><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">     COMMON STOCK RESERVES</font></b> </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent"> At September 30, 2010, there were 2,417,704 authorized, but unissued, shares of common stock reserved under the following plans. </div> <div style="margin-top: 9pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <table border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent; text-align: left">  <tr style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom"> <td width="81%"> </td> <td width="2%"> </td> <td width="1%" align="right"> </td> <td width="13%" align="right"> </td> <td width="1%" align="left"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr>   <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom" align="center"> <td colspan="7" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> <b>Common Stock Reserves</b> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> <font style="font-size: 10pt"> Reserve for: </font> </td> <td>   </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom"> <font style="font-size: 10pt">Number of Shares </font> </td> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom" align="center"> <td colspan="7" align="center" valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">   </td> </tr>  <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt"> Omnibus incentive compensation plan<i><sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(a)</sup></i> </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 1,347,814 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="top">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt"> Dividend reinvestment and common stock purchase plan </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 425,711 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="top">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt"> Employee savings plans </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 637,196 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="top">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt"> Directors’ stock compensation plan </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 6,983 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="top">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 2pt"> <td colspan="7" valign="top"> <div style="font-size: 0pt; margin-left: 0%; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"> </div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt"> Total common stock reserves </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 2,417,704 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="top">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 2pt"> <td colspan="7" valign="top"> <div style="font-size: 0pt; margin-left: 0%; width: 100%; align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"> </div> <div style="font-size: 1pt; margin-left: 0%; width: 100%; align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent"> </div> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent; text-align: left"> <tr> <td width="1%"></td> <td width="1%"></td> <td width="98%"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <i><font style="font-size: 8pt"><sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(a)</sup></font></i></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom"> <i><font style="font-size: 8pt">Effective March 1, 2007, WGL Holdings adopted a shareholder-approved Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan to replace, on a prospective basis, the 1999 Incentive Compensation Plan. Included are shares that may be issued which would reduce the number of shares authorized under the Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. These shares include 242,435 shares dedicated to performance shares granted but not vested and 183,085 shares dedicated to stock options issued but not exercised. Refer to <font style="white-space: nowrap">Note 11-</font> Stock-Based Compensation for a discussion regarding our stock-based compensation plans.</font></i></td> </tr> </table>  </div>   <div style="margin-left: 0%">  <div align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <b> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times"> </font> </b> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times"> <i> </i> </font> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; font-size: 1pt"> </div>  </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock Disclosure of components of a stock option or other award plan under which share-based compensation is awarded to employees, typically comprised of the amount of unearned compensation (deferred compensation cost), compensation expense, and changes in the quantity and fair value of the shares granted, exercised, forfeited, and issued and outstanding pertaining to that plan. 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