BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

BUSINESS SEGMENTS [Abstract]

Financial data by reportable segment

Nicor Inc.
Business Segments - Financial Data
	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	September 30						September 30
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Gas distribution
Operating revenues
External customers	$	235.4		$	229.0		$	1,485.7		$	1,571.3
Intersegment		4.5			4.5			28.9			30.5
	$	239.9		$	233.5		$	1,514.6		$	1,601.8
Operating income	$	21.3		$	20.9		$	115.1		$	141.5
Shipping
Operating revenues
External customers	$	78.4		$	83.9		$	239.1		$	253.4
Intersegment		-			-			-			-
	$	78.4		$	83.9		$	239.1		$	253.4
Operating income (loss)	$	(3.7	)	$	3.6		$	(5.2	)	$	7.3
Other Energy Ventures
Wholesale marketing
Operating revenues
External customers	$	1.6		$	7.1		$	12.8		$	20.5
Intersegment		.7			1.1			8.4			9.3
	$	2.3		$	8.2		$	21.2		$	29.8
Operating income (loss)	$	(4.7	)	$	.7		$	(.1	)	$	8.1
Other
Operating revenues
External customers	$	33.0		$	32.5		$	124.8		$	125.8
Intersegment		.5			.5			1.3			1.6
	$	33.5		$	33.0		$	126.1		$	127.4
Operating income	$	6.4		$	6.4		$	15.7		$	14.8
Corporate and eliminations
Operating revenues
External customers	$	-		$	-		$	-		$	-
Intersegment		(5.7	)		(6.1	)		(38.6	)		(41.4	)
	$	(5.7	)	$	(6.1	)	$	(38.6	)	$	(41.4	)
Operating loss	$	(1.0	)	$	(1.2	)	$	(6.2	)	$	(1.9	)
Consolidated
Operating revenues
External customers	$	348.4		$	352.5		$	1,862.4		$	1,971.0
Intersegment		-			-			-			-
	$	348.4		$	352.5		$	1,862.4		$	1,971.0
Operating income	$	18.3		$	30.4		$	119.3		$	169.8