Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Segment Information [Abstract]

Company's Segment Information, Continuing Operations

	Three Months Ended								Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020								March 31, 2019
	Regulated Water		Regulated Natural Gas		Other		Consolidated		Regulated Water		Other		Consolidated
Operating revenues	$	216,197	$	38,544	$	844	$	255,585	$	200,220	$	912	$	201,132
Operations and maintenance expense		73,694		8,823		24,120		106,637		74,338		4,976		79,314
Purchased gas		-		12,770		-		12,770		-		-		-
Depreciation and amortization		41,511		4,569		165		46,245		39,261		149		39,410
Operating income (loss)		86,506		11,715		(24,724)		73,497		72,865		(5,426)		67,439
Interest expense, net		25,495		1,887		2,705		30,087		23,658		4,192		27,850
Allowance for funds used during construction		2,912		36		-		2,948		4,056		-		4,056
Change in fair value of interest rate swap agreements		-		-		-		-		-		34,782		34,782
Equity (loss) earnings in joint venture		-		-		(127)		(127)		-		543		543
Provision for income taxes (benefit)		3,127		(3,448)		(6,803)		(7,124)		936		(9,106)		(8,170)
Net income (loss)		59,934		13,398		(21,551)		51,781		52,169		(35,245)		16,924
Capital expenditures		110,606		8,128		-		118,734		133,792		-		133,792

Company's Segment Information, Assets

	March 31,		December 31,
	2020		2019
Total assets:
Regulated water	$	7,362,550	$	7,269,404
Regulated natural gas		5,362,064		-
Other		204,372		2,092,581
Consolidated	$	12,928,986	$	9,361,985