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Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Current Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 22,143us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 82,574us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Accounts and notes receivable-less allowances of $4,888 and $44,309, respectively 171,925us-gaap_AccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableNetCurrent 221,343us-gaap_AccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableNetCurrent
Utility energy commodity derivative assets 1,525us-gaap_EnergyMarketingContractsAssetsCurrent 3,022us-gaap_EnergyMarketingContractsAssetsCurrent
Regulatory asset for utility derivatives 29,640ava_CurrentRegulatoryAssetForUtilityDerivatives 10,829ava_CurrentRegulatoryAssetForUtilityDerivatives
Investments and funds held for clients 0ava_FundsHeldForClientsIncludingSecuritiesAvailableForSale 96,688ava_FundsHeldForClientsIncludingSecuritiesAvailableForSale
Materials and supplies, fuel stock and natural gas stored 66,356us-gaap_InventoryNet 44,946us-gaap_InventoryNet
Deferred income taxes 14,794us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent 24,788us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Income taxes receivable 43,893us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable 7,783us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
Other current assets 45,071us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent 57,706us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
Total current assets 395,347us-gaap_AssetsCurrent 549,679us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Net Utility Property:    
Utility plant in service 4,718,062us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService 4,290,464us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService
Construction work in progress 227,758us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentConstructionWorkInProgress 160,323us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentConstructionWorkInProgress
Total 4,945,820us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross 4,450,787us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization 1,325,858us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation 1,248,362us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation
Total net utility property 3,619,962us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 3,202,425us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Other Non-current Assets:    
Investment in exchange power-net 11,433us-gaap_OtherLongTermInvestments 13,883us-gaap_OtherLongTermInvestments
Investment in affiliated trusts 11,547us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures 11,547us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures
Goodwill 57,976us-gaap_Goodwill 76,257us-gaap_Goodwill
Intangible assets-net of accumulated amortization of $0 and $36,634, respectively 0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet 39,576us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Long-term energy contract receivable of Spokane Energy 28,202ava_ReceivablesLongTermContractsOrProgramsNoncurrent 40,619ava_ReceivablesLongTermContractsOrProgramsNoncurrent
Other property and investments-net 42,016us-gaap_InvestmentsAndOtherNoncurrentAssets 58,555us-gaap_InvestmentsAndOtherNoncurrentAssets
Total other non-current assets 151,174us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent 240,437us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Deferred Charges:    
Regulatory assets for deferred income tax 100,412us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsRegulatoryAssetsAndLiabilities 71,421us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsRegulatoryAssetsAndLiabilities
Regulatory assets for pensions and other postretirement benefits 235,758ava_RegulatoryAssetsForPensionsAndOtherPostretirementBenefitsNoncurrent 156,984ava_RegulatoryAssetsForPensionsAndOtherPostretirementBenefitsNoncurrent
Other regulatory assets 91,920us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent 102,915us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
Regulatory Asset For Interest Rate Swap Agreements Noncurrent 77,063ava_RegulatoryAssetForInterestRateSwapAgreementsNoncurrent 0ava_RegulatoryAssetForInterestRateSwapAgreementsNoncurrent
Non-current utility energy commodity derivative assets 0us-gaap_EnergyMarketingContractsAssetsNoncurrent 854us-gaap_EnergyMarketingContractsAssetsNoncurrent
Non-current regulatory asset for utility derivatives 24,483ava_NoncurrentRegulatoryAssetForUtilityDerivatives 23,258ava_NoncurrentRegulatoryAssetForUtilityDerivatives
Other deferred charges 16,212us-gaap_OtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrent 13,950us-gaap_OtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrent
Total deferred charges 545,848us-gaap_RegulatedEntityOtherAssetsNoncurrent 369,382us-gaap_RegulatedEntityOtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total assets 4,712,331us-gaap_Assets 4,361,923us-gaap_Assets
Current Liabilities:    
Accounts payable 112,974us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent 182,088us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Client fund obligations 0ava_ClientFundObligations 99,117ava_ClientFundObligations
Current portion of long-term debt 6,424us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent 358us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
Current portion of nonrecourse long-term debt of Spokane Energy 1,431us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebtCurrent 16,407us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebtCurrent
Short-term borrowings 105,000us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent 171,000us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent
Utility energy commodity derivative liabilities 18,045us-gaap_EnergyMarketingContractLiabilitiesCurrent 10,875us-gaap_EnergyMarketingContractLiabilitiesCurrent
Other current liabilities 141,395us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent 145,495us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
Total current liabilities 385,269us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent 625,340us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term debt 1,492,062us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations 1,272,425us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
Nonrecourse long-term debt of Spokane Energy 0us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebtNoncurrent 1,431us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebtNoncurrent
Long-term debt to affiliated trusts 51,547us-gaap_JuniorSubordinatedDebentureOwedToUnconsolidatedSubsidiaryTrustNoncurrent 51,547us-gaap_JuniorSubordinatedDebentureOwedToUnconsolidatedSubsidiaryTrustNoncurrent
Long-term borrowings under committed line of credit 0us-gaap_LongTermLineOfCredit 46,000us-gaap_LongTermLineOfCredit
Regulatory liability for utility plant retirement costs 254,140ava_RegulatoryLiabilityForUtilityPlantRetirementCostsNoncurrent 242,850ava_RegulatoryLiabilityForUtilityPlantRetirementCostsNoncurrent
Pensions and other postretirement benefits 189,489us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent 122,513us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Deferred income taxes 710,342us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent 535,343us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Other non-current liabilities and deferred credits 146,240us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent 130,318us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total liabilities 3,229,089us-gaap_Liabilities 3,027,767us-gaap_Liabilities
Commitments and Contingencies (See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements)      
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests 0us-gaap_RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount 15,889us-gaap_RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount
Avista Corporation Shareholders’ Equity:    
Common stock, no par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 62,243,374 and 60,076,752 shares outstanding 999,960us-gaap_CommonStockValue 896,993us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (7,888)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (5,819)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Retained earnings 491,599us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit 407,092us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
Total Avista Corporation shareholders’ equity 1,483,671us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 1,298,266us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Noncontrolling Interests (429)us-gaap_MinorityInterest 20,001us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total equity 1,483,242us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 1,318,267us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Total liabilities and equity $ 4,712,331us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity $ 4,361,923us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity