Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2014



In thousands	July 31, 2014		October 31, 2013
Regulatory Assets:
Current:
Unamortized debt expense	$	1,383	$	1,274
Amounts due from customers	16,304		66,321
Environmental costs	1,558		1,480
Deferred operations and maintenance expenses	916		739
Deferred pipeline integrity expenses	3,470		3,149
Deferred pension and other retirement benefit costs	2,769		2,768
Robeson liquefied natural gas (LNG) development costs	382		382
Other	1,933		1,091
Total current	28,715		77,204
Noncurrent:
Unamortized debt expense	13,524		14,149
Environmental costs	6,801		7,936
Deferred operations and maintenance expenses	4,911		5,637
Deferred pipeline integrity expenses	22,420		16,300
Deferred pension and other retirement benefit costs	19,488		17,968
Amounts not yet recognized as a component of pension and other retirement benefit costs	76,371		80,604
Regulatory cost of removal asset	24,213		22,974
Robeson LNG development costs	1,140		1,426
Other	1,756		2,108
Total noncurrent	170,624		169,102
Total	$	199,339	$	246,306



Regulatory Liabilities:
Current:
Amounts due to customers	$	61,956	$	—
Noncurrent:
Regulatory cost of removal obligations	502,557		493,111
Deferred income taxes	50,345		48,647
Amounts not yet recognized as a component of pension and other retirement benefit costs	128		139
Total noncurrent	553,030		541,897
Total	$	614,986	$	541,897