CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 4,742	$ 8,473
Restricted cash	6,158	3,556
Accounts receivable, net	170,270	182,282
Inventories	43,714	52,432
Regulatory assets	24,461	37,669
Other	8,689	11,947
Total current assets	258,034	296,359
Property, plant, and equipment, net	4,364,803	4,358,265
Goodwill	357,586	357,586
Regulatory assets	366,383	354,316
Other noncurrent assets	53,612	54,391
Total Assets	5,400,418	5,420,917
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of capital leases	2,173	2,133
Short-term borrowings	0	319,556
Accounts payable	54,762	85,160
Accrued expenses	251,849	210,047
Regulatory liabilities	17,547	15,342
Total current liabilities	326,331	632,238
Long-term capital leases	21,660	22,213
Long-term debt	2,016,571	1,793,416
Deferred income taxes	354,792	340,729
Noncurrent regulatory liabilities	431,267	417,701
Other noncurrent liabilities	415,174	415,705
Total Liabilities	3,565,795	3,622,002
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 10)
Shareholders' Equity:
Common stock, par value $0.01; authorized 200,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 53,051,959 and 49,473,185 shares, respectively; Preferred stock, par value $0.01; authorized 50,000,000 shares; none issued	531	530
Treasury stock at cost	(95,872)	(96,376)
Paid-in capital	1,448,622	1,445,181
Retained earnings	492,049	458,352
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(10,707)	(8,772)
Total Shareholders' Equity	1,834,623	1,798,915
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$ 5,400,418	$ 5,420,917

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