Segment Reporting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated

Below is a reconciliation of retail gross margin to income before income tax expense.

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Reconciliation of Retail Gross Margin to Income before taxes
Income before income tax expense	$	333		$	(931	)	$	6,873		$	13,694
Interest and other income	(1		)	(1		)	(71		)	(12		)
Interest expense	222			286			535			670
Operating Income	554			(646		)	7,337			14,352
Depreciation and amortization	3,252			4,284			6,211			9,314
General and administrative	9,747			9,437			17,860			18,712
Less:
Net asset optimization revenue	197			(1,782		)	1,821			(2,939		)
Net, Gains (losses) on derivative instruments	(4,438		)	(2,761		)	7,010			(2,187		)
Net, Cash settlements on derivative instruments	(97		)	602			(12,998		)	(1,304		)
Retail Gross Margin	$	17,891		$	17,016		$	35,575		$	48,808

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

Financial data for business segments are as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended June 30, 2014	Retail Electricity			Retail Natural Gas			Corporate and Other		Eliminations			Spark Retail
Total Revenues	$	42,771		$	23,169		$	—	$	—		$	65,940
Retail cost of revenues	35,753			16,634			—		—			52,387
Less:
Net asset optimization revenues	—			197			—		—			197
Gains (losses) on retail derivative instruments	(4,297		)	(141		)	—		—			(4,438		)
Current period settlements on non-trading derivatives	542			(639		)	—		—			(97		)
Retail gross margin	$	10,773		$	7,118		$	—	$	—		$	17,891
Total Assets	$	38,606		$	79,570		$	1,623	$	(33,341	)	$	86,458

Three Months Ended June 30, 2013	Retail Electricity			Retail Natural Gas			Corporate and Other		Eliminations			Spark Retail
Total revenues	$	46,913		$	18,568		$	—	$	—		$	65,481
Retail cost of revenues	37,516			14,890			—		—			52,406
Less:
Net asset optimization revenues	—			(1,782		)	—		—			(1,782		)
Gains (losses) on retail derivative instruments	(2,270		)	(491		)	—		—			(2,761		)
Current period settlements on non-trading derivatives	823			(221		)	—		—			602
Retail gross margin	$	10,844		$	6,172		$	—	$	—		$	17,016
Total Assets	$	42,408		$	83,182		$	1,094	$	(25,733	)	$	100,951

Six Months Ended June 30, 2014	Retail Electricity			Retail Natural Gas			Corporate and Other		Eliminations			Spark Retail
Total Revenues	$	86,219		$	85,697		$	—	$	—		$	171,916
Retail cost of revenues	73,370			67,138			—		—			140,508
Less:
Net asset optimization revenues	—			1,821			—		—			1,821
Gains (losses) on retail derivative instruments	5,596			1,414			—		—			7,010
Current period settlements on non-trading derivatives	(10,496		)	(2,502		)	—		—			(12,998		)
Retail gross margin	$	17,749		$	17,826		$	—	$	—		$	35,575
Total Assets	$	38,606		$	79,570		$	1,623	$	(33,341	)	$	86,458

Six Months Ended June 30, 2013	Retail Electricity			Retail Natural Gas			Corporate and Other		Eliminations			Spark Retail
Total Revenues	$	94,352		$	70,425		$	—	$	—		$	164,777
Retail cost of revenues	71,973			50,426			—		—			122,399
Less:
Net asset optimization revenues	—			(2,939		)	—		—			(2,939		)
Gains (losses) on retail derivative instruments	766			(2,953		)	—		—			(2,187		)
Current period settlements on non-trading derivatives	(1,130		)	(174		)	—		—			(1,304		)
Retail gross margin	$	22,743		$	26,065		$	—	$	—		$	48,808
Total Assets	$	42,408		$	83,182		$	1,094	$	(25,733	)	$	100,951