SEGMENT INFORMATION

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

SEGMENT INFORMATION

SEGMENT INFORMATION

12.   Segment Information

        We operate our business as three segments: electric, gas and other. As part of our electric segment, we also provide water service to three towns in Missouri. The Empire District Gas Company is our wholly owned subsidiary formed to provide gas distribution service in Missouri. The other segment consists of our non-regulated businesses subsidiary for our fiber optics business.

        The tables below present statement of income information, balance sheet information and capital expenditures of our business segments.

	For the year ended December 31,
	2012
	Electric		Gas		Other		Eliminations			Total
Statement of Income Information:
Revenues	$	510,653	$	39,849	$	7,187	$	(592	)	$	557,097
Depreciation and amortization		55,312		3,598		1,537		—			60,447
Federal and state income taxes		32,266		789		1,104		—			34,159
Operating income		89,445		5,005		1,771		—			96,221
Interest income		946		323		7		(304	)		972
Interest expense		37,866		3,905		—		(304	)		41,467
Income from AFUDC (debt and equity)		1,918		10		—		—			1,928
Income from continuing operations	$	52,631	$	1,256	$	1,794	$	—		$	55,681
Capital Expenditures	$	140,117	$	3,571	$	2,599	$	—		$	146,287

	2011
	Electric		Gas		Other		Eliminations			Total
Statement of Income Information:
Revenues	$	524,276	$	46,430	$	6,756	$	(592	)	$	576,870
Depreciation and amortization		58,236		3,494		1,807		—			63,537
Federal and state income taxes		31,643		1,676		979		—			34,298
Operating income		88,590		6,514		1,830		—			96,934
Interest income		554		259		—		(258	)		555
Interest expense		37,860		3,910		8		(258	)		41,520
Income from AFUDC (debt and equity)		509		3		—		—			512
Income from continuing operations	$	50,670	$	2,709	$	1,592	$	—		$	54,971
Capital Expenditures	$	93,499	$	4,122	$	3,556	$	—		$	101,177

	2010
	Electric		Gas		Other		Eliminations			Total
Statement of Income Information:
Revenues	$	484,715	$	50,885	$	6,268	$	(592	)	$	541,276
Depreciation and amortization		53,983		3,032		1,641		—			58,656
Federal and state income taxes		27,925		1,620		988		—			30,533
Operating income		72,528		6,327		1,640		—			80,495
Interest income		198		403		—		(425	)		176
Interest expense		38,798		3,941		33		(425	)		42,347
Income from AFUDC (debt and equity)		10,155		19		—		—			10,174
Income from continuing operations	$	43,187	$	2,602	$	1,607	$	—		$	47,396
Capital Expenditures	$	100,146	$	5,242	$	2,769	$	—		$	108,157

	December 31, 2012
	Electric		Gas(1)		Other		Eliminations			Total
Balance Sheet Information:
Total assets	$	2,034,399	$	148,814	$	28,871	$	(85,715	)	$	2,126,369

	December 31, 2011
	Electric		Gas(1)		Other		Eliminations			Total
Balance Sheet Information:
Total assets	$	1,931,320	$	145,897	$	26,038	$	(81,420	)	$	2,021,835

(1)

Includes goodwill of $39,492 at December 31, 2012 and 2011.