Information By Business Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Information by Business Segments

The following table presents information for each of the Company’s business segments (dollars in thousands):

	Avista Utilities		Other			Intersegment Eliminations (1)			Total
For the three months ended June 30, 2014:
Operating revenues	$	303,555	$	9,475		$	(450	)	$	312,580
Resource costs	128,922		—			—			128,922
Other operating expenses	67,349		1,330			(450		)	68,229
Depreciation and amortization	31,180		151			—			31,331
Income from operations	54,737		7,994			—			62,731
Interest expense (2)	18,422		316			(79		)	18,659
Income taxes	13,302		3,389			—			16,691
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avista Corp. shareholders	26,685		4,490			79			31,254
Capital expenditures (3)	76,789		56			—			76,845
For the three months ended June 30, 2013:
Operating revenues	$	298,169	$	9,769		$	(450	)	$	307,488
Resource costs	126,511		—			—			126,511
Other operating expenses	65,784		9,865			(450		)	75,199
Depreciation and amortization	29,025		175			—			29,200
Income (loss) from operations	55,240		(270		)	—			54,970
Interest expense (2)	19,028		603			(76		)	19,555
Income taxes	14,553		(243		)	—			14,310
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Avista Corp. shareholders	24,568		(432		)	76			24,212
Capital expenditures (3)	74,699		90			—			74,789
For the six months ended June 30, 2014:
Operating revenues	$	741,129	$	18,929		$	(900	)	$	759,158
Resource costs	349,419		—			—			349,419
Other operating expenses	134,686		11,163			(900		)	144,949
Depreciation and amortization	61,906		298			—			62,204
Income from operations	145,605		7,468			—			153,073
Interest expense (2)	36,968		713			(167		)	37,514
Income taxes	40,922		3,051			—			43,973
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avista Corp. shareholders	74,681		3,882			167			78,730
Capital expenditures (3)	136,514		102			—			136,616
For the six months ended June 30, 2013:
Operating revenues	$	729,746	$	19,141		$	(900	)	$	747,987
Resource costs	356,141		—			—			356,141
Other operating expenses	131,228		19,660			(900		)	149,988
Depreciation and amortization	56,960		365			—			57,325
Income (loss) from operations	137,991		(883		)	—			137,108
Interest expense (2)	37,798		1,276			(153		)	38,921
Income taxes	39,333		(771		)	—			38,562
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Avista Corp. shareholders	66,818		(1,539		)	153			65,432
Capital expenditures (3)	145,344		115			—			145,459
Total Assets:
As of June 30, 2014:	$	4,119,627	$	82,503		$	—		$	4,202,130
As of December 31, 2013 (4):	$	3,940,998	$	81,282		$	—		$	4,022,280

(1) Intersegment eliminations reported as operating revenues and resource costs represent intercompany purchases and sales of electric capacity and energy. Intersegment eliminations reported as interest expense and net income (loss) attributable to Avista Corp. shareholders represent intercompany interest.

(2) Including interest expense to affiliated trusts.

(3) The capital expenditures for the other businesses are included as other capital expenditures on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The remainder of the balance included in other capital expenditures on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows are related to Ecova.

(4) The consolidated total assets presented here as of December 31, 2013 exclude total assets at Ecova of $339.6 million.