Business Combinations and Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Acquisition And Segment Information [Abstract]

Schedule of business combination disclosing the final allocation of purchase price to each major asset and liability

(in thousands)
Assets:
Current Assets	$	4,906
Goodwill		6,083
Other Intangible Assets		6,270
Other Amortizable Assets		1,380
Fixed Assets		13,649
Total Assets	$	32,288
Liabilities:
Current Liabilities	$	2,971
Lease Obligation		11
Total Liabilities	$	2,982
Cash Paid	$	29,306

Schedule of information by business segments

Operating Revenue

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
(in thousands)	2016			2015			2016			2015
Electric	$	102,723		$	100,567		$	313,642		$	305,078
Manufacturing		52,171			52,460			170,443			160,492
Plastics		42,292			47,025			122,841			125,531
Intersegment Eliminations		(11	)		(29	)		(27	)		(84	)
Total	$	197,175		$	200,023		$	606,899		$	591,017

Interest Charges

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
(in thousands)	2016		2015		2016		2015
Electric	$	6,304	$	6,069	$	18,744	$	18,273
Manufacturing		974		900		2,972		2,578
Plastics		273		257		796		782
Corporate and Intersegment Eliminations		475		504		1,484		1,542
Total	$	8,026	$	7,730	$	23,996	$	23,175

Income Tax Expense—Continuing Operations

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
(in thousands)	2016			2015			2016			2015
Electric	$	4,730		$	4,761		$	11,262		$	9,995
Manufacturing		182			855			2,992			2,516
Plastics		1,577			2,206			5,206			6,159
Corporate		(1,326	)		(1,301	)		(3,722	)		(4,068	)
Total	$	5,163		$	6,521		$	15,738		$	14,602

Net Income (Loss)

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
(in thousands)	2016			2015			2016			2015
Electric	$	12,513		$	12,921		$	34,199		$	34,351
Manufacturing		1,246			1,714			6,108			4,810
Plastics		2,346			3,534			7,983			9,919
Corporate		(1,511	)		(2,460	)		(3,650	)		(5,933	)
Discontinued Operations		22			(317	)		171			1,616
Total	$	14,616		$	15,392		$	44,811		$	44,763

Identifiable Assets

	September 30,		December 31,
(in thousands)	2016		2015
Electric	$	1,575,790	$	1,520,887
Manufacturing		168,705		173,860
Plastics		86,731		81,624
Corporate		37,432		42,312
Discontinued Operations		249		—
Total	$	1,868,907	$	1,818,683