Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Segment Information [Abstract]

Company's Segment Information, Continuing Operations

	Three Months Ended								Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2020								September 30, 2019
	Regulated Water		Regulated Natural Gas		Other		Consolidated		Regulated Water		Other		Consolidated
Operating revenues	$	255,725	$	88,880	$	4,042	$	348,647	$	242,856	$	770	$	243,626
Operations and maintenance expense		79,313		59,560		(2,699)		136,174		81,078		944		82,022
Purchased gas		-		14,841		1,903		16,744		-		-		-
Depreciation and amortization		42,955		25,793		1,193		69,941		39,781		152		39,933
Operating income (loss)		117,551		(15,459)		3,141		105,233		106,833		(363)		106,470
Interest expense, net		27,063		9,333		13,351		49,747		24,408		(1,445)		22,963
Allowance for funds used during construction		3,082		461		-		3,543		4,613		-		4,613
Change in fair value of interest rate swap agreements		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Equity earnings (loss) in joint venture		-		-		(3,626)		(3,626)		-		135		135
Provision for income taxes (benefit)		8,081		(1,219)		(2,831)		4,031		(2,561)		1,008		(1,553)
Net income (loss)		85,379		(22,351)		(7,296)		55,732		88,888		(399)		88,489
	Nine Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2020								September 30, 2019
	Regulated Water		Regulated Natural Gas		Other		Consolidated		Regulated Water		Other		Consolidated
Operating revenues	$	706,008	$	273,798	$	8,894	$	988,700	$	661,082	$	2,568	$	663,650
Operations and maintenance expense		229,652		120,192		21,571		371,415		229,498		18,283		247,781
Purchased gas		-		68,807		4,127		72,934		-		-		-
Depreciation and amortization		127,214		56,026		2,838		186,078		115,454		519		115,973
Operating income (loss)		303,850		19,974		(21,975)		301,849		272,596		(17,738)		254,858
Interest expense, net		78,500		21,260		31,544		131,304		72,133		1,989		74,122
Allowance for funds used during construction		7,905		816		-		8,721		12,280		-		12,280
Change in fair value of interest rate swap agreements		-		-		-		-		-		23,742		23,742
Equity earnings (loss) in joint venture		-		-		(3,283)		(3,283)		-		1,918		1,918
Provision for income taxes (benefit)		18,402		(8,131)		(12,902)		(2,631)		291		(12,185)		(11,894)
Net income (loss)		214,376		9,177		(41,411)		182,142		210,285		(49,969)		160,316
Capital expenditures		376,064		134,632		43,445		554,141		401,558		-		401,558

Company's Segment Information, Assets

	September 30,		December 31,
	2020		2019
Total assets:
Regulated water	$	7,698,216	$	7,269,404
Regulated natural gas		5,269,844		-
Other		431,428		2,092,581
Consolidated	$	13,399,488	$	9,361,985