Long-term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Long-term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following:

	December 31,
	2021			2020
	(in thousands)
$250,000,000 principal amount of First Mortgage Bonds, 2017    Series A due 2037 at an interest rate of 3.33%	$	200,000		$	212,500
$260,000,000 principal amount of First Mortgage Bonds, 2015    Series A due 2044 at an interest rate of 4.46%		260,000			260,000
$72,000,000 principal amount of First Mortgage Bonds, 2015    Series B due 2053 at an interest rate of 4.56%		72,000			72,000
$50,000,000 principal amount of First Mortgage Bonds, 2013    Series A due 2043 at an interest rate of 4.21%		50,000			50,000
$50,000,000 principal amount of First Mortgage Bonds, 2013    Series B due 2053 at an interest rate of 4.36%		50,000			50,000
$90,000,000 principal amount of First Mortgage Bonds, 2011    Series A due 2040 at an interest rate of 4.83%		57,000			60,000
$165,000,000 principal amount of First Mortgage Bonds, 2011    Series B due 2040 at an interest rate of 5.54%		156,750			165,000
$95,000,000 principal amount of First Mortgage Bonds, 2011    Series C due 2050 at an interest rate of 5.54%		68,875			71,250
$250,000,000 principal amount of 2003 Series A Bonds due    2028 at an interest rate of 5.676%		72,912			83,328
$300,000,000 principal amount of 2002 Series B Bonds due    2028 at an interest rate of 6.21%		87,500			100,000
		1,075,037			1,124,078
Debt issuance costs		(5,237	)		(5,713	)
Current maturities		(49,041	)		(49,041	)
	$	1,020,759		$	1,069,324

Schedule Of Maturities Of Long-term Debt

Maturities of long-term debt for the next five years and thereafter are as follows:  

Year Ended December 31,	(in thousands)
2022	$	49,041
2023		49,041
2024		49,041
2025		49,041
2026		49,041
2027 and thereafter		829,832
	$	1,075,037