Business segment data (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Information on the Company's businesses was as follows:



Three Months Ended March 31, 2012	External Operating Revenues		Inter- segment Operating Revenues			Earnings on Common Stock
	(In thousands)
Electric	$	57,963	$	—		$	7,559
Natural gas distribution	307,891		—			25,508
Pipeline and energy services	29,227		20,409			2,760
	395,081		20,409			35,827
Exploration and production	88,494		11,328			12,930
Construction materials and contracting	149,268		151			(24,932		)
Construction services	218,151		25			11,403
Other	1,813		327			391
	457,726		11,831			(208		)
Intersegment eliminations	—		(32,240		)	—
Total	$	852,807	$	—		$	35,619



Three Months Ended March 31, 2011	External Operating Revenues		Inter- segment Operating Revenues			Earnings on Common Stock
	(In thousands)
Electric	$	57,845	$	—		$	8,524
Natural gas distribution	370,385		—			27,516
Pipeline and energy services	49,251		24,741			6,920
	477,481		24,741			42,960
Exploration and production	78,410		25,541			16,269
Construction materials and contracting	143,533		—			(21,402		)
Construction services	202,180		1,217			4,632
Other	201		2,288			347
	424,324		29,046			(154		)
Intersegment eliminations	—		(53,787		)	—
Total	$	901,805	$	—		$	42,806

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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