Revenue Recognition from Contracts with Customers

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenue Recognition from Contracts with Customers

Note 9 – Revenue Recognition from Contracts with Customers

The Company’s revenues are primarily generated from regulated tariff-based sales of water and wastewater services and non-regulated operation and maintenance contracts for services on water and wastewater systems owned by others. Revenue from contracts with customers is recognized when control of a promised good or service is transferred to customers at an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services.

The Company’s regulated revenue from contracts with customers is derived from tariff-based sales that result from the obligation to provide water and wastewater services to residential, industrial, commercial, fire-protection and wholesale customers. The Company’s residential customers are billed quarterly while most of the Company’s industrial, commercial, fire-protection and wholesale customers are billed monthly. Payments by customers are due between 15 to 30 days after the invoice date. The Company recognizes revenue as the water and wastewater services are delivered to customers as well as records unbilled revenues estimated from the last meter reading date to the end of the accounting period utilizing factors such as historical customer data, regional weather indicators and general economic conditions in its service territories. Unearned Revenues and Advance Service Fees include fixed service charge billings in advance to Tidewater customers that are recognized as service is provided to the customer.

Non-regulated service contract revenues consist of base service fees as well as fees for additional billable services provided to customers, are billed monthly and are due within 30 days after the invoice date. The Company considers the amounts billed to represent the value of these services provided to customers. These contracts expire between December 2018 and 2022 and thus contain remaining performance obligations for which the Company expects to recognize revenue in the future. These contracts also contain customary termination provisions.

Almost all of the amounts included in operating revenues and accounts receivable are from contracts with customers. The Company records its allowance for doubtful accounts based on historical write-offs combined with an evaluation of current economic conditions within its service territories.

The Company’s contracts do not contain any significant financing components.

The Company’s operating revenues are comprised of the following:

	(In Thousands)
	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Regulated Tariff Sales
Residential	$	17,892		$	17,024		$	33,515		$	32,183
Commercial		3,771			3,493			6,880			6,447
Industrial		2,689			2,395			5,001			4,578
Fire Protection		3,073			2,911			5,961			5,824
Wholesale		3,680			3,397			6,892			6,631
Non-Regulated Contract Operations		3,781			3,762			7,780			7,411
Total Revenue from Contracts with Customers	$	34,886		$	32,982		$	66,029		$	63,074
Other Regulated Revenues		63			48			125			98
Other Non-Regulated Revenues		101			111			202			212
Inter-segment Elimination		(131	)		(127	)		(260	)		(239	)
Total Revenue	$	34,919		$	33,014		$	66,096		$	63,145