Business segment data (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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 September 30, 2011	External Operating Revenues		Inter- segment Operating Revenues			Earnings on Common Stock
	(In thousands)
Electric	$	61,949	$	-		$	8,312
Natural gas distribution		92,440		-			(11,183	)
Pipeline and energy services		58,459		10,591			5,221
		212,848		10,591			2,350
Construction services		222,822		3,344			5,044
Natural gas and oil production		96,803		23,956			22,497
Construction materials and contracting		619,134		-			33,103
Other		574		2,025			809
		939,333		29,325			61,453
Intersegment eliminations		-		(39,916	)		-
Total	$	1,152,181	$	-		$	63,803

Three Months Ended September 30, 2010	External Operating Revenues		Inter- segment Operating Revenues			Earnings on Common Stock
	(In thousands)
Electric	$	59,966	$	-		$	11,259
Natural gas distribution		94,336		-			(10,054	)
Pipeline and energy services		69,300		11,940			(7,370	)
		223,602		11,940			(6,165	)
Construction services		210,362		137			5,990
Natural gas and oil production		79,276		27,739			18,717
Construction materials and contracting		612,654		-			40,257
Other		29		2,263			2,039
		902,321		30,139			67,003
Intersegment eliminations		-		(42,079	)		-
Total	$	1,125,923	$	-		$	60,838

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011	External Operating Revenues		Inter- segment Operating Revenues			Earnings on Common Stock
	(In thousands)
Electric	$	169,780	$	-		$	21,642
Natural gas distribution		627,450		-			18,235
Pipeline and energy services		167,636		47,836			16,913
		964,866		47,836			56,790
Construction services		617,699		9,940			15,815
Natural gas and oil production		262,604		74,889			60,093
Construction materials and contracting		1,138,280		-			16,680
Other		1,294		6,614			2,127
		2,019,877		91,443			94,715
Intersegment eliminations		-		(139,279	)		-
Total	$	2,984,743	$	-		$	151,505

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010	External Operating Revenues		Inter- segment Operating Revenues			Earnings on Common Stock
	(In thousands)
Electric	$	155,345	$	-		$	22,091
Natural gas distribution		603,499		-			13,362
Pipeline and energy services		197,181		53,168			10,963
		956,025		53,168			46,416
Construction services		551,608		170			9,041
Natural gas and oil production		235,342		90,066			64,963
Construction materials and contracting		1,124,086		-			25,779
Other		83		6,714			5,007
		1,911,119		96,950			104,790
Intersegment eliminations		-		(150,118	)		-
Total	$	2,867,144	$	-		$	151,206