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Long-Term Debt
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt
LONG-TERM DEBT
The following details long-term debt outstanding as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (dollars in thousands):
Maturity
 
 
 
Interest
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
Year
 
Description
 
Rate
 
2014
 
2013
2016
 
First Mortgage Bonds
 
0.84%
 
$
90,000

 
$
90,000

2018
 
First Mortgage Bonds
 
5.95%
 
250,000

 
250,000

2018
 
Secured Medium-Term Notes
 
7.39%-7.45%
 
22,500

 
22,500

2019
 
First Mortgage Bonds
 
5.45%
 
90,000

 
90,000

2020
 
First Mortgage Bonds
 
3.89%
 
52,000

 
52,000

2022
 
First Mortgage Bonds
 
5.13%
 
250,000

 
250,000

2023
 
Secured Medium-Term Notes
 
7.18%-7.54%
 
13,500

 
13,500

2028
 
Secured Medium-Term Notes
 
6.37%
 
25,000

 
25,000

2032
 
Secured Pollution Control Bonds (1)
 
(1)
 
66,700

 
66,700

2034
 
Secured Pollution Control Bonds (1)
 
(1)
 
17,000

 
17,000

2035
 
First Mortgage Bonds
 
6.25%
 
150,000

 
150,000

2037
 
First Mortgage Bonds
 
5.70%
 
150,000

 
150,000

2040
 
First Mortgage Bonds
 
5.55%
 
35,000

 
35,000

2041
 
First Mortgage Bonds
 
4.45%
 
85,000

 
85,000

2047
 
First Mortgage Bonds
 
4.23%
 
80,000

 
80,000

 
 
Total secured long-term debt
 
 
 
1,376,700

 
1,376,700

 
 
Other long-term debt and capital leases
 
 
 
4,348

 
4,630

 
 
Settled interest rate swaps (2)
 
 
 
(23,265
)
 
(23,560
)
 
 
Unamortized debt discount
 
 
 
(1,205
)
 
(1,287
)
 
 
Total
 
 
 
1,356,578

 
1,356,483

 
 
Secured Pollution Control Bonds held by Avista Corporation (1)
 
 
 
(83,700
)
 
(83,700
)
 
 
Current portion of long-term debt
 
 
 
(4,348
)
 
(358
)
 
 
Total long-term debt
 
 
 
$
1,268,530

 
$
1,272,425

 
(1)
In December 2010, $66.7 million and $17.0 million of the City of Forsyth, Montana Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds (Avista Corporation Colstrip Project) due in 2032 and 2034, respectively, which had been held by Avista Corp. since 2008 and 2009, respectively, were refunded by new bond issues (Series 2010A and Series 2010B). The new bonds were not offered to the public and were purchased by Avista Corp. due to market conditions. The Company expects that at a later date, subject to market conditions, these bonds may be remarketed to unaffiliated investors. So long as Avista Corp. is the holder of these bonds, the bonds will not be reflected as an asset or a liability on Avista Corp.'s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(2)
Upon settlement of interest rate swaps, these are recorded as a regulatory asset or liability and included as part of long-term debt above. They are amortized as a component of interest expense over the life of the associated debt and included as a part of the Company's cost of debt calculation for ratemaking purposes.
Nonrecourse Long-Term Debt
Nonrecourse long-term debt (including current portion) represents the long-term debt of Spokane Energy. To provide funding to acquire a long-term fixed rate electric capacity contract from Avista Corp., Spokane Energy borrowed $145.0 million from a funding trust in December 1998. The long-term debt has scheduled monthly installments and interest at a fixed rate of 8.45 percent with the final payment due in January 2015. Spokane Energy bears full recourse risk for the debt, which is secured by the fixed rate electric capacity contract and $1.6 million of funds held in a trust account. As of June 30, 2014, the entire remaining portion of the nonrecourse debt has been included in current liabilities due to its maturity in January 2015.