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3false0us-gaap_ScheduleOfSegmentReportingInformationBySegmentTextBlockus-gaaptruenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse| 1falsefalsefalse00<p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0px;">4</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">.       </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Segment Information</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;margin-left:36px;">We operate in two primary reportable business segments, local gas distribution and gas storage.  We also have other investments and business activities not specifically related to one of these two reporting segments, which we aggregate and report as “other.”  We refer to our local gas distribution business as the “utility,” and our “gas storage” and “other” business segments as “non-utility.” Our “gas storage” segment includes</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">NWN Gas Storage, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">a wholly-owned subsidiary of </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">NWN Energy</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">Gill Ranch, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NWN Gas Storage, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">the non-utility portion of our Mist underground storage facility in Oregon</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;"> (Mist)</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;"> and third-party optimization services</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">. Our “other” segment</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;"> includes</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;"> NNG</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;"> Financial and </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">our</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;"> equity investment in PG</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">H</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;"> which is </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">pursuing </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">develop</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">ment of</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">the Palomar pipeline project.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;"> For further discussion of our segments, see Note 4 in our </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">2010</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;"> Form 10-K.</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;margin-left:36px;">The following table presents summary financial information about the reportable segments for the </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">three months </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">ended</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;"> March 31</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">2011</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;"> and</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;"> 2010</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">.  Inter-segment transactions </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">were</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;"> insignificant.</font></p><p style='margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;'></p><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 320px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:320px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td colspan="11" style="width: 390px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:390px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Three Months Ended March 31</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 320px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:320px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td colspan="5" style="width: 190px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:190px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Non-Utility</font></td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 320px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:320px;"><font style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;">Thousands</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Utility</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Gas Storage</font></td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Other</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Total</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 320px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:320px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;TEXT-DECORATION: underline;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #339966;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">2011</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 320px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:320px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;">Net operating revenues </font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 129,162</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 5,304</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 42</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 134,508</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 320px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:320px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;">Depreciation and amortization</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 15,914</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 1,395</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> -</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 17,309</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 320px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:320px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;">Income from operations</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 76,124</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 1,716</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 22</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 77,862</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 320px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:320px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;">Net income (loss)</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 40,130</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 688</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> (45)</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 40,773</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 320px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:320px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;">Total assets at March 31, 2011</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 2,304,731</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 244,403</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 22,419</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 2,571,553</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 320px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:320px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;TEXT-DECORATION: underline;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #339966;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">2010</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 24px"><td style="width: 320px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:320px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;">Net operating revenues</font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;"> </font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 125,473</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 5,411</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 42</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 130,926</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 320px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:320px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;">Depreciation and amortization</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 15,566</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 335</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> -</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 15,901</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 320px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:320px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;">Income from operations</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 76,582</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 4,511</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 17</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 81,110</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 320px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:320px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;">Net income</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 40,892</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 2,501</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 215</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 43,608</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 320px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:320px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;">Total assets at March 31, 2010</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 2,190,849</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 217,266</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 20,918</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 2,429,033</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 320px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:320px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 320px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:320px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;">Total assets at December 31, 2010</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 2,310,388</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 282,945</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 23,283</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 11pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;"> 2,616,616</font></td></tr></table></div>4.       Segment Information We operate in two primary reportable business segments, local gas distribution and gasfalsefalsefalsefalsefalse | Otherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringThis element may be used to capture the complete disclosure about the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment, as a single block of text. 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.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
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