Business Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract]

Business Segment Information

(12)Business Segment Information

Segment information was as follows (in thousands):

Total assets (net of intercompany eliminations) as of:	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Electric Utilities	$	3,922,496	$	3,929,721
Gas Utilities		5,419,216		5,578,282
Corporate and Other		118,424		110,227
Total assets	$	9,460,136	$	9,618,230

	External Operating Revenue				Inter-company Operating Revenue
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023	Contract Customers		Other Revenues		Contract Customers			Other Revenues		Total Revenues
Segment:
Electric Utilities	$	215,012	$	881	$	2,816		$	-	$	218,709
Gas Utilities		697,043		8,223		1,650			-		706,916
Inter-company eliminations		-		-		(4,466	)		-		(4,466	)
Total	$	912,055	$	9,104	$	-		$	-	$	921,159

	External Operating Revenue				Inter-company Operating Revenue
Three Months Ended March 31, 2022	Contract Customers		Other Revenues		Contract Customers			Other Revenues			Total Revenues
Segment:
Electric Utilities	$	202,739	$	870	$	2,929		$	-		$	206,538
Gas Utilities		619,030		931		1,319			112			621,392
Inter-company eliminations		-		-		(4,248	)		(112	)		(4,360	)
Total	$	821,769	$	1,801	$	-		$	-		$	823,570

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023			2022
Operating income (loss):
Electric Utilities	$	61,060		$	50,746
Gas Utilities		114,625			123,540
Corporate and Other		(802	)		(933	)
Operating income		174,883			173,353
Interest expense, net		(43,504	)		(38,545	)
Other income, net		674			704
Income tax expense		(14,673	)		(14,488	)
Net income		117,380			121,024
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest		(3,296	)		(3,498	)
Net income available for common stock	$	114,084		$	117,526