Investment in ATC (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

ATC's Summarized Financial Data

For the three months endedMarch 31,2016 and 2015, MGE Transco recorded the following:

		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
(In thousands)		2016		2015
Equity in earnings from investment in ATC	$	2,233	$	1,881
Dividends received from ATC		865		1,420
Capital contributions to ATC		533		178

ATC's summarized financial data for the three months endedMarch 31,2016 and 2015, is as follows:

		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
(In thousands)		2016		2015
Operating revenues	$	164,240	$	152,357
Operating expenses		(79,065)		(79,951)
Other income, net		127		62
Interest expense, net		(24,208)		(24,483)
Earnings before members' income taxes	$	61,094	$	47,985