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Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Operating Activities:    
Net income $ 46,462us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 48,981us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Non-cash items included in net income:    
Depreciation and amortization 35,379us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 34,582us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Provision for deferred income taxes (82)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 1,453us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Power and natural gas cost amortizations (deferrals), net 8,196us-gaap_OtherAmortizationOfDeferredCharges (8,041)us-gaap_OtherAmortizationOfDeferredCharges
Amortization of debt expense 895us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts 953us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
Amortization of investment in exchange power 613ava_OtherAmortization 613ava_OtherAmortization
Stock-based compensation expense 1,707us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 1,551us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Equity-related AFUDC (2,215)us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesAllowanceForFundsUsedDuringConstructionCapitalizedCostOfEquity (2,034)us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesAllowanceForFundsUsedDuringConstructionCapitalizedCostOfEquity
Pension and other postretirement benefit expense 9,217us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitExpense 7,415us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitExpense
Amortization of Spokane Energy contract 3,271ava_AmortizationOfEnergyContract 3,007ava_AmortizationOfEnergyContract
Other (3,077)us-gaap_OtherOperatingActivitiesCashFlowStatement 4,212us-gaap_OtherOperatingActivitiesCashFlowStatement
Contributions to defined benefit pension plan (4,000)us-gaap_PensionContributions (11,000)us-gaap_PensionContributions
Changes in working capital components:    
Accounts and notes receivable 2,664us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsAndNotesReceivable 17,257us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsAndNotesReceivable
Materials and supplies, fuel stock and natural gas stored 22,571us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories 12,141us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories
Decrease (Increase) in Collateral Posted for Derivative Instruments (18,516)ava_IncreaseDecreaseinCollateralPostedforDerivativeInstruments 26,756ava_IncreaseDecreaseinCollateralPostedforDerivativeInstruments
Increase (Decrease) in Income Taxes Receivable 43,331us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInIncomeTaxesReceivable 7,783us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInIncomeTaxesReceivable
Other current assets 471us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets (1,494)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets
Accounts payable (30,545)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable (11,065)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable
Increase (Decrease) in Income Taxes Payable 20,162us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable 19,412us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable
Other current liabilities 10,274us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities 4,416us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities
Net cash provided by operating activities 146,778us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 156,898us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Investing Activities:    
Utility property capital expenditures (excluding equity-related AFUDC) (81,597)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (59,725)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Other capital expenditures (412)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireOtherProductiveAssets (3,929)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireOtherProductiveAssets
Federal grant payments received 943ava_GrantProceedsFromOutsideParties 876ava_GrantProceedsFromOutsideParties
Decrease (increase) In Money Market Funds Held For Clients 0ava_DecreaseincreaseInInvestmentsandFundsHeldForClients (9,346)ava_DecreaseincreaseInInvestmentsandFundsHeldForClients
Sale and maturity of securities available for sale 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities 11,403us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities
Other 891us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities 24us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities
Net cash used in investing activities (80,175)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities (60,697)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
Financing Activities:    
Net decrease in short-term borrowings (40,000)us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebt (60,000)us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebt
Repayment of borrowings from Ecova line of credit 0us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit (4,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit
Redemption and maturity of long-term debt (639)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt (69)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
Maturity of nonrecourse long-term debt of Spokane Energy (1,431)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfOtherDebt (3,966)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfOtherDebt
Issuance of common stock 371us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock 638us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock (2,920)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock 0us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
Cash dividends paid (20,717)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends (19,217)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends
Decrease in client fund obligations 0ava_IncreaseDecreaseInClientFundObligations (1,989)ava_IncreaseDecreaseInClientFundObligations
Other (1,329)us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities
Net cash used in financing activities (66,665)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities (88,603)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (62)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease 7,598us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 22,143us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 82,574us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 22,081us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 90,172us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue