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Business segment data (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Information on the Company's businesses
The information below follows the same accounting policies as described in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. Information on the Company's businesses as of December 31 and for the years then ended was as follows:

 
2011

 
2010

 
2009

 
(In thousands)
External operating revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
Electric
$
225,468

 
$
211,544

 
$
196,171

Natural gas distribution
907,400

 
892,708

 
1,072,776

Pipeline and energy services
210,846

 
254,776

 
235,322

 
1,343,714

 
1,359,028

 
1,504,269

Exploration and production
359,873

 
318,570

 
338,425

Construction materials and contracting
1,509,538

 
1,445,148

 
1,515,122

Construction services
834,918

 
786,802

 
818,685

Other
2,449

 
147

 

 
2,706,778

 
2,550,667

 
2,672,232

Total external operating revenues
$
4,050,492

 
$
3,909,695

 
$
4,176,501

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2011

 
2010

 
2009

 
(In thousands)
Intersegment operating revenues:
 

 
 

 
 

Electric
$

 
$

 
$

Natural gas distribution

 

 

Pipeline and energy services
67,497

 
75,033

 
72,505

Exploration and production
93,713

 
115,784

 
101,230

Construction materials and contracting
472

 

 

Construction services
19,471

 
2,298

 
379

Other
8,997

 
7,580

 
9,487

Intersegment eliminations
(190,150
)
 
(200,695
)
 
(183,601
)
Total intersegment operating revenues
$

 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization:
 

 
 

 
 

Electric
$
32,177

 
$
27,274

 
$
24,637

Natural gas distribution
44,641

 
43,044

 
42,723

Pipeline and energy services
25,502

 
26,001

 
25,581

Exploration and production
142,645

 
130,455

 
129,922

Construction materials and contracting
85,459

 
88,331

 
93,615

Construction services
11,399

 
12,147

 
12,760

Other
1,572

 
1,591

 
1,304

Total depreciation, depletion and amortization
$
343,395

 
$
328,843

 
$
330,542

 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense:
 

 
 

 
 

Electric
$
13,745

 
$
12,216

 
$
9,577

Natural gas distribution
29,444

 
28,996

 
30,656

Pipeline and energy services
10,516

 
9,064

 
8,896

Exploration and production
7,445

 
8,580

 
10,621

Construction materials and contracting
16,241

 
19,859

 
20,495

Construction services
4,473

 
4,411

 
4,490

Other

 
47

 
43

Intersegment eliminations
(510
)
 
(162
)
 
(679
)
Total interest expense
$
81,354

 
$
83,011

 
$
84,099

 
 
 
 
 
 
Income taxes:
 

 
 

 
 

Electric
$
7,242

 
$
11,187

 
$
8,205

Natural gas distribution
16,931

 
12,171

 
16,331

Pipeline and energy services
12,912

 
13,933

 
22,982

Exploration and production
46,298

 
49,034

 
(187,000
)
Construction materials and contracting
11,227

 
13,822

 
25,940

Construction services
13,426

 
11,456

 
15,189

Other
2,238

 
10,927

 
2,261

Total income taxes
$
110,274

 
$
122,530

 
$
(96,092
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings (loss) on common stock:
 

 
 

 
 

Electric
$
29,258

 
$
28,908

 
$
24,099

Natural gas distribution
38,398

 
36,944

 
30,796

Pipeline and energy services
23,082

 
23,208

 
37,845

Exploration and production
80,282

 
85,638

 
(296,730
)
Construction materials and contracting
26,430

 
29,609

 
47,085

Construction services
21,627

 
17,982

 
25,589

Other
6,190

 
21,046

 
7,357

Earnings (loss) on common stock before loss from discontinued operations
225,267

 
243,335

 
(123,959
)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax*
(12,926
)
 
(3,361
)
 

Total earnings (loss) on common stock
$
212,341

 
$
239,974

 
$
(123,959
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2011

 
2010

 
2009

 
(In thousands)
Capital expenditures:
 

 
 

 
 

Electric
$
52,072

 
$
85,787

 
$
115,240

Natural gas distribution
70,624

 
75,365

 
43,820

Pipeline and energy services
45,556

 
14,255

 
70,168

Exploration and production
272,855

 
355,845

 
183,140

Construction materials and contracting
52,303

 
25,724

 
26,313

Construction services
9,711

 
14,849

 
12,814

Other
18,759

 
2,182

 
3,196

Net proceeds from sale or disposition of property and other
(40,857
)
 
(78,761
)
 
(26,679
)
Total net capital expenditures
$
481,023

 
$
495,246

 
$
428,012

 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 

 
 

 
 

Electric**
$
672,940

 
$
643,636

 
$
569,666

Natural gas distribution**
1,679,091

 
1,632,012

 
1,588,144

Pipeline and energy services
526,797

 
523,075

 
538,230

Exploration and production
1,481,556

 
1,342,808

 
1,137,628

Construction materials and contracting
1,374,026

 
1,382,836

 
1,449,469

Construction services
418,519

 
387,627

 
328,895

Other***
403,196

 
391,555

 
378,920

Total assets
$
6,556,125

 
$
6,303,549

 
$
5,990,952

 
 
 
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment:
 

 
 

 
 

Electric**
$
1,068,524

 
$
1,027,034

 
$
941,791

Natural gas distribution**
1,568,866

 
1,508,845

 
1,456,208

Pipeline and energy services
719,291

 
683,807

 
675,199

Exploration and production
2,615,146

 
2,356,938

 
2,028,794

Construction materials and contracting
1,499,852

 
1,486,375

 
1,514,989

Construction services
124,796

 
122,940

 
116,236

Other
49,747

 
32,564

 
33,365

Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization
3,361,208

 
3,103,323

 
2,872,465

Net property, plant and equipment
$
4,285,014

 
$
4,115,180

 
$
3,894,117

    * Reflected in the Other category.
  ** Includes allocations of common utility property.
*** Includes assets not directly assignable to a business (i.e. cash and cash equivalents, certain accounts receivable, certain investments and other miscellaneous current and deferred assets).
Note: The results reflect a $620.0 million ($384.4 million after tax) noncash write-down of natural gas and oil properties in 2009.