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Business Segments Business Segments Information (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract]  
Segment information included in Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Segment information was as follows (in thousands):
Total Assets (net of inter-company eliminations) as of Dec. 31,
2013
2012
Utilities:
 
 
Electric (a)
$
2,525,947

$
2,387,458

Gas
805,617

765,165

Non-regulated Energy:
 
 
Power Generation (a)
95,692

119,170

Coal Mining
78,825

83,810

Oil and Gas
288,366

258,460

Corporate
80,731

115,408

Total assets
$
3,875,178

$
3,729,471

__________________
(a)
The PPA under which Black Hills Colorado IPP provides generation to support Colorado Electric customers from the Pueblo Airport Generation station is accounted for as a capital lease. As such, assets owned by our Power Generation segment are recorded at Colorado Electric under accounting for a capital lease.

Capital Expenditures and Asset Acquisitions(a) for the years ended Dec. 31,
2013
2012
Utilities:
 
 
Electric Utilities
$
222,262

$
167,263

Gas Utilities 
63,205

45,711

Non-regulated Energy:
 
 
Power Generation
13,533

5,547

Coal Mining
5,528

13,420

Oil and Gas
64,687

107,839

Corporate
10,319

7,376

Total capital expenditures and asset acquisitions of continuing operations
379,534

347,156

Total capital expenditures of discontinued operations

824

Total capital expenditures and asset acquisitions
$
379,534

$
347,980

_________________
(a)
Includes accruals for property, plant and equipment.
 
Property, Plant and Equipment as of Dec. 31,
2013
2012
Utilities:
 
 
Electric Utilities (a)
$
2,464,603

$
2,276,905

Gas Utilities
627,573

568,243

Non-regulated Energy:
 
 
Power Generation (a)
153,517

140,719

Coal Mining
150,223

155,068

Oil and Gas
852,384

785,594

Corporate
11,145

4,243

Total property, plant and equipment
$
4,259,445

$
3,930,772

_______________
(a)
The PPA under which Black Hills Colorado IPP provides generation to support Colorado Electric customers from the Pueblo Airport Generation station is accounted for as a capital lease. As such, assets owned by our Power Generation segment are recorded for at Colorado Electric under accounting for a capital lease.

Segment information included in Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
 
Consolidating Income Statement
Year ended Dec. 31, 2013
Electric Utilities
Gas Utilities
Power Generation
Coal Mining
Oil and Gas
Corporate
Inter-company Eliminations
Total
 
 
Revenue
$
651,445

$
539,689

$
4,648

$
25,186

$
54,884

$

$

$
1,275,852

Inter-company revenue
13,863


78,389

31,442


220,620

(344,314
)

Total revenue
665,308

539,689

83,037

56,628

54,884

220,620

(344,314
)
1,275,852

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel, purchased power and cost of natural gas sold
294,048

310,463




125

(112,489
)
492,147

Operations and maintenance
159,961

126,073

30,186

39,519

40,365

202,809

(211,977
)
386,936

Gain on sale of operating assets








Depreciation, depletion and amortization
77,704

26,381

5,091

11,523

21,770

11,624

(12,876
)
141,217

Operating income (loss)
133,595

76,772

47,760

5,586

(7,251
)
6,062

(6,972
)
255,552

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense (a)
(61,537
)
(25,234
)
(21,178
)
(641
)
(2,253
)
(85,195
)
84,250

(111,788
)
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swaps, net





30,169


30,169

Interest income
5,277

976

785

10

1,639

69,760

(76,724
)
1,723

Other income (expense), net
633

(60
)
1

2,304

108

41,453

(42,641
)
1,798

Income tax benefit (expense)
(25,834
)
(19,747
)
(11,080
)
(932
)
3,545

(7,778
)
218

(61,608
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations
$
52,134

$
32,707

$
16,288

$
6,327

$
(4,212
)
$
54,471

$
(41,869
)
$
115,846

________________
(a)
Power Generation includes costs associated with interest rate swaps settled and write-off of deferred financing costs upon repayment of Black Hills Wyoming Project Financing and Corporate includes a the write-off of deferred financing costs and a make-whole provision from early repayment of long-term debt (see Note 5).

 
Consolidating Income Statement
Year ended Dec. 31, 2012
Electric Utilities
Gas Utilities
Power Generation
Coal Mining
Oil and Gas
Corporate
Inter-company Eliminations
Total
 
 
Revenue
$
610,732

$
454,081

$
4,189

$
25,810

$
79,072

$

$

$
1,173,884

Inter-company revenue 
16,234


75,200

31,968


196,453

(319,855
)

Total revenue
626,966

454,081

79,389

57,778

79,072

196,453

(319,855
)
1,173,884

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel, purchased power and cost of natural gas sold
273,474

245,349





(111,757
)
407,066

Operations and maintenance
146,527

117,390

29,991

42,553

43,267

179,059

(188,051
)
370,736

Gain on sale of operating assets (a)




(29,129
)


(29,129
)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
75,244

25,163

4,599

13,060

38,494

10,936

(12,864
)
154,632

Impairment of long-lived assets(b)




26,868



26,868

Operating income (loss)
131,721

66,179

44,799

2,165

(428
)
6,458

(7,183
)
243,711

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense (c)
(59,194
)
(26,746
)
(15,452
)
(238
)
(4,539
)
(92,650
)
85,209

(113,610
)
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swaps, net





1,882


1,882

Interest income
8,153

2,765

695

1,168

604

64,695

(76,123
)
1,957

Other income (expense), net
1,182

105

7

2,616

207

48,769

(49,921
)
2,965

Income tax benefit (expense)
(30,264
)
(14,313
)
(8,721
)
(85
)
1,927

3,187

(131
)
(48,400
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations
$
51,598

$
27,990

$
21,328

$
5,626

$
(2,229
)
$
32,341

$
(48,149
)
$
88,505


________________
(a)
Oil and Gas includes gain on sale of the Williston Basin assets (see Note 21).
(b)
Oil and Gas includes a ceiling test impairment (see Note 12).
(c)
Corporate includes a make-whole provision from early repayment of long-term debt (see Note 5).

 
Consolidating Income Statement
Year ended Dec. 31, 2011
Electric Utilities
Gas Utilities
Power Generation
Coal Mining
Oil and Gas
Corporate
Inter-company Eliminations
Total
 
 
Revenue
$
600,935

$
554,584

$
4,059

$
32,802

$
79,808

$

$

$
1,272,188

Inter-company revenue 
13,396


27,613

34,090


192,250

(267,349
)

Total revenue
614,331

554,584

31,672

66,892

79,808

192,250

(267,349
)
1,272,188

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel, purchased power and cost of natural gas sold
310,352

331,961




97

(67,421
)
574,989

Operations and maintenance
142,815

121,980

16,538

56,617

41,380

170,947

(174,908
)
375,369

Gain on sale of operating assets (a)
(768
)




1

767


Depreciation, depletion and amortization
52,475

24,307

4,199

18,670

35,690

11,205

(10,955
)
135,591

Operating income (loss)
109,457

76,336

10,935

(8,395
)
2,738

10,000

(14,832
)
186,239

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
(53,770
)
(31,621
)
(8,903
)
(9
)
(5,896
)
(93,314
)
102,130

(91,383
)
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swaps, net





(42,010
)

(42,010
)
Interest income
14,794

5,645

1,529

3,897

2

64,299

(88,149
)
2,017

Other income (expense), net
481

217

1,094

2,192

(216
)
46,510

(46,552
)
3,726

Income tax benefit (expense)
(23,271
)
(16,408
)
(1,644
)
1,891

1,651

19,289

268

(18,224
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations
$
47,691

$
34,169

$
3,011

$
(424
)
$
(1,721
)
$
4,774

$
(47,135
)
$
40,365


_________________
(a)
Electric Utilities includes gain on sale of assets to a related party which was eliminated in consolidation.