Property, Plant and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]


10.	Property, Plant and Equipment

The following table sets forth the major classifications of our property, plant and equipment and accumulated depreciation as of September 30, 2012 and 2011 and December 31, 2011:



	September 30,				December 31,
Thousands	2012		2011		2011
Utility plant in service	$	2,399,600	$	2,296,788	$	2,323,467
Utility construction work in progress	53,017		36,459		36,051
Less: Accumulated depreciation	776,812		740,378		749,603
Utility plant-net	1,675,805		1,592,869		1,609,915
Non-utility plant in service	296,486		290,075		293,205
Non-utility construction work in progress	6,626		9,176		8,379
Less: Accumulated depreciation	21,698		16,214		17,623
Non-utility plant-net	281,414		283,037		283,961
Total property, plant and equipment	$	1,957,219	$	1,875,906	$	1,893,876

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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