Property, Plant and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Public Utility Property, Plant, and Equipment [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth the major classifications of property, plant, and equipment and accumulated depreciation of continuing operations:

	September 30,				December 31,
In thousands	2020		2019		2019
NW Natural:
NGD plant in service	$	3,441,301	$	3,236,227	$	3,302,049
NGD work in progress	120,722		91,302		84,965
Less: Accumulated depreciation	1,051,018		1,007,742		1,017,931
NGD plant, net	2,511,005		2,319,787		2,369,083
Other plant in service	65,103		63,360		63,513
Other construction work in progress	6,444		6,164		5,548
Less: Accumulated depreciation	19,387		18,889		18,662
Other plant, net	52,160		50,635		50,399
Total property, plant, and equipment, net	$	2,563,165	$	2,370,422	$	2,419,482
Other (NW Holdings):
Other plant in service	$	47,302	$	19,665	$	20,671
Less: Accumulated depreciation	3,218		699		1,254
Other plant, net	$	44,084	$	18,966	$	19,417
NW Holdings:
Total property, plant, and equipment, net	$	2,607,249	$	2,389,388	$	2,438,899
NW Natural and NW Holdings:
Capital expenditures in accrued liabilities	$	37,236	$	35,461	$	32,502