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2mgee_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentsIncomeStatementTableTextBlockmgee_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel| 1falsefalsefalse00<div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 15px"><td style="width: 24px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:24px;"> </td><td style="width: 245px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:245px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td colspan="3" style="width: 158px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:158px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Three Months Ended</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td colspan="3" style="width: 158px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:158px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Six Months Ended</font></td><td style="width: 24px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:24px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 15px"><td style="width: 24px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:24px;"> </td><td style="width: 245px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:245px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td colspan="3" style="width: 158px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:158px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">June 30,</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td colspan="3" style="width: 158px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:158px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">June 30,</font></td><td style="width: 24px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:24px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 15px"><td style="width: 24px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:24px;"> </td><td style="width: 245px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:245px;"><font style="FONT-STYLE: italic;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">(In thousands)</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 74px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:74px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">2013</font></td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 74px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:74px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">2012</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 74px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:74px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">2013</font></td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 74px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:74px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">2012</font></td><td style="width: 24px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:24px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 15px"><td style="width: 24px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:24px;"> </td><td style="width: 245px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:245px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">Operating revenues</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 74px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:74px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">152,128</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 74px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:74px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">152,171</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 74px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:74px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">303,865</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 74px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:74px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">299,833</font></td><td style="width: 24px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:24px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 15px"><td style="width: 24px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:24px;"> </td><td style="width: 245px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:245px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">Operating expenses</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 74px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:74px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">(69,875)</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 74px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:74px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">(71,760)</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 74px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:74px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">(139,645)</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 74px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:74px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">(141,326)</font></td><td style="width: 24px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:24px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 15px"><td style="width: 24px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:24px;"> </td><td style="width: 245px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:245px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">Other income (expense), net</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 74px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:74px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">116</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 74px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:74px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">(327)</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 74px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:74px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">(332)</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 74px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:74px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">(827)</font></td><td style="width: 24px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:24px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 15px"><td style="width: 24px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:24px;"> </td><td style="width: 245px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:245px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">Interest expense, net</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 74px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:74px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">(21,052)</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 74px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:74px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">(20,776)</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 74px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:74px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">(42,096)</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 74px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:74px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">(40,277)</font></td><td style="width: 24px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:24px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 15px"><td style="width: 24px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:24px;"> </td><td style="width: 245px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:245px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">Earnings before members' income taxes</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 74px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:74px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">61,317</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 74px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:74px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">59,308</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 74px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:74px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">121,792</font></td><td style="width: 10px; 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