Business segment data (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Business segment data [Abstract]

Information on the Company's businesses

The information below follows the same accounting policies as described in Note 1 of the Company's Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2010 Annual Report. Information on the Company's businesses was as follows:

Three Months Ended June 30, 2011	External Operating Revenues		Inter- segment Operating Revenues			Earnings on Common Stock
	(In thousands)
Electric	$	49,986	$	-		$	4,807
Natural gas distribution		164,626		-			1,902
Pipeline and energy services		59,926		12,504			4,772
		274,538		12,504			11,481
Construction services		192,697		5,379			6,138
Natural gas and oil production		87,390		25,392			21,326
Construction materials and contracting		375,613		-			4,980
Other		519		2,301			971
		656,219		33,072			33,415
Intersegment eliminations		-		(45,576	)		-
Total	$	930,757	$	-		$	44,896

Three Months Ended June 30, 2010	External Operating Revenues		Inter- segment Operating Revenues			Earnings on Common Stock
	(In thousands)
Electric	$	45,683	$	-		$	4,947
Natural gas distribution		160,138		-			74
Pipeline and energy services		66,356		14,143			9,541
		272,177		14,143			14,562
Construction services		188,182		8			2,923
Natural gas and oil production		84,406		26,400			24,035
Construction materials and contracting		361,625		-			5,659
Other		54		2,213			1,588
		634,267		28,621			34,205
Intersegment eliminations		-		(42,764	)		-
Total	$	906,444	$	-		$	48,767

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011	External Operating Revenues		Inter- segment Operating Revenues			Earnings on Common Stock
	(In thousands)
Electric	$	107,831	$	-		$	13,331
Natural gas distribution		535,010		-			29,418
Pipeline and energy services		109,177		37,245			11,691
		752,018		37,245			54,440
Construction services		394,877		6,596			10,771
Natural gas and oil production		165,801		50,933			37,596
Construction materials and contracting		519,146		-			(16,423	)
Other		720		4,589			1,318
		1,080,544		62,118			33,262
Intersegment eliminations		-		(99,363	)		-
Total	$	1,832,562	$	-		$	87,702

Six Months Ended June 30, 2010	External Operating Revenues		Inter- segment Operating Revenues			Earnings on Common Stock
	(In thousands)
Electric	$	95,379	$	-		$	10,832
Natural gas distribution		509,162		-			23,416
Pipeline and energy services		127,881		41,228			18,332
		732,422		41,228			52,580
Construction services		341,247		32			3,051
Natural gas and oil production		156,066		62,327			46,246
Construction materials and contracting		511,432		-			(14,478	)
Other		54		4,451			2,968
		1,008,799		66,810			37,787
Intersegment eliminations		-		(108,038	)		-
Total	$	1,741,221	$	-		$	90,367