Long-Term Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Outstanding Long-Term Debt

Our outstanding long-term debt is shown below:

	September 30,			December 31,
(in thousands)	2014			2013
FPU secured first mortgage bonds (A) :
9.08% bond, due June 1, 2022	$	7,969		$	7,967
Uncollateralized senior notes:
7.83% note, due January 1, 2015	2,000			2,000
6.64% note, due October 31, 2017	10,909			10,909
5.50% note, due October 12, 2020	14,000			14,000
5.93% note, due October 31, 2023	28,500			30,000
5.68% note, due June 30, 2026	29,000			29,000
6.43% note, due May 2, 2028	7,000			7,000
3.73% note, due December 16, 2028	20,000			20,000
3.88% note, due May 15, 2029	50,000			—
Convertible debentures:
8.25% due March 1, 2014	—			646
Promissory notes	329			445
Capital lease obligation	6,450			6,978
Total long-term debt	176,157			128,945
Less: current maturities	(11,113		)	(11,353		)
Total long-term debt, net of current maturities	$	165,044		$	117,592

^(A)  FPU secured first mortgage bonds are guaranteed by Chesapeake.