Summary Of Selected Financial Data

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Summary Of Selected Financial Data [Abstract]

Summary Of Selected Financial Data

Years ended December 31,		2012		2011		2010		2009		2008
PER COMMON SHARE:
	Income from continuing operations
	Basic	$	1.32	$	1.03	$	0.85	$	0.72	$	0.71
	Diluted		1.32		1.02		0.85		0.72		0.71
	Income from discontinuing operations
	Basic		0.09		0.01		0.06		0.04		0.02
	Diluted		0.09		0.01		0.06		0.04		0.02
	Net income
	Basic		1.41		1.04		0.91		0.77		0.73
	Diluted		1.40		1.03		0.90		0.77		0.73
	Cash dividends declared and paid		0.67		0.63		0.59		0.55		0.51
	Return on Aqua America stockholders' equity		14.2%		11.4%		10.6%		9.4%		9.3%
	Book value at year end	$	9.89	$	9.01	$	8.52	$	8.12	$	7.82
	Market value at year end		25.42		22.05		22.48		17.51		20.59
INCOME STATEMENT HIGHLIGHTS:
	Operating revenues	$	757,760	$	687,291	$	660,186	$	609,897	$	573,075
	Depreciation and amortization		116,996		108,300		111,716		107,118		87,151
	Interest expense, net (a)		77,757		77,804		73,393		66,345		65,986
	Income from continuing operations before income taxes		250,968		210,794		191,319		162,066		158,441
	Provision for income taxes		66,881		69,111		74,940		63,626		62,712
	Income from continuing operations		184,087		141,683		116,379		98,440		95,729
	Income from discontinued operations		12,476		1,386		7,596		5,913		2,189
	Net income attributable to common shareholders		196,563		143,069		123,975		104,353		97,918
BALANCE SHEET HIGHLIGHTS:
	Total assets	$	4,858,517	$	4,348,420	$	4,072,466	$	3,749,862	$	3,486,339
	Property, plant and equipment, net		3,936,163		3,530,942		3,276,517		3,032,916		2,815,985
	Aqua America stockholders' equity		1,385,704		1,251,313		1,174,254		1,108,904		1,058,446
	Long-term debt, including current portion		1,588,992		1,475,886		1,519,457		1,404,930		1,217,815
	Total debt		1,669,375		1,583,657		1,609,125		1,432,361		1,297,349
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
	Operating cash flows from continuing operations	$	377,485	$	352,041	$	244,717	$	244,318	$	206,742
	Capital additions		347,985		325,808		308,134		266,190		252,498
	Net cash expended for acquisitions
	of utility systems and other		121,248		8,515		8,625		3,373		14,659
	Dividends on common stock		93,423		87,133		80,907		74,729		68,504
	Number of utility customers served (b)		968,357		966,136		962,970		953,437		945,540
	Number of shareholders of common stock		26,216		26,744		27,274		27,984		28,565
	Common shares outstanding (000)		140,167		138,815		137,776		136,486		135,370
	Employees (full-time) (b)		1,619		1,615		1,632		1,632		1,638

(a) Net of allowance for funds used during construction and interest income.

Includes continuing and discontinued operations.