Business segment data (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Information on the Company's businesses

Information on the Company's segments was as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2022		2021
	(In thousands)
External operating revenues:
Regulated operations:
Electric	$	93,594	$	84,673
Natural gas distribution	450,418		350,206
Pipeline	9,444		7,502
	553,456		442,381
Non-regulated operations:
Pipeline	1,676		2,411
Construction materials and contracting	309,836		265,659
Construction services	551,591		517,470
Other	—		17
	863,103		785,557
Total external operating revenues	$	1,416,559	$	1,227,938

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2022		2021
	(In thousands)
Intersegment operating revenues:
Regulated operations:
Electric	$	124	$	136
Natural gas distribution	136		142
Pipeline	25,933		25,990
	26,193		26,268
Non-regulated operations:
Pipeline	7		239
Construction materials and contracting	130		62
Construction services	1,059		1,042
Other	4,341		3,324
	5,537		4,667
Intersegment eliminations	(31,730)		(30,935)
Total intersegment operating revenues	$	—	$	—
Operating income (loss):
Electric	$	15,044	$	13,865
Natural gas distribution	56,256		53,573
Pipeline	11,882		12,536
Construction materials and contracting	(44,605)		(34,889)
Construction services	29,498		40,277
Other	(732)		(198)
Total operating income	$	67,343	$	85,164
Net income (loss):
Regulated operations:
Electric	$	11,278	$	10,749
Natural gas distribution	36,315		36,178
Pipeline	7,956		9,194
	55,549		56,121
Non-regulated operations:
Pipeline	(619)		(296)
Construction materials and contracting	(40,010)		(30,813)
Construction services	21,324		29,825
Other	(4,511)		(2,721)
	(23,816)		(4,005)
Income from continuing operations	31,733		52,116
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	30		15
Net income	$	31,763	$	52,131