Consolidated Balance Sheet (USD $)	Oct. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010
Utility Plant
Utility plant in service	$ 3,377,310,000	$ 3,176,312,000
Less accumulated depreciation	974,631,000	917,300,000
Utility plant in service, net	2,402,679,000	2,259,012,000
Construction work in progress	217,832,000	171,901,000
Plant held for future use	6,751,000	6,751,000
Total utility plant, net	2,627,262,000	2,437,664,000
Other physical property at cost, net	452,000	528,000
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	6,777,000	5,619,000
Trade accounts receivable, net	57,035,000	62,370,000
Income taxes receivable	15,966,000	24,856,000
Other receivables	2,547,000	2,289,000
Unbilled utility revenues	28,715,000	21,337,000
Gas in storage	91,124,000	101,734,000
Materials, supplies and merchandise	1,368,000	4,547,000
Gas purchase derivative assets, at fair value	2,772,000	2,819,000
Amounts due from customers	38,649,000	62,336,000
Prepayments	39,128,000	39,832,000
Deferred income taxes	1,793,000	0
Other current assets	147,000	101,000
Total current assets	286,021,000	327,840,000
Noncurrent Assets
Equity method investments in non-utility activities	85,121,000	80,287,000
Goodwill	48,852,000	48,852,000
Marketable securities, at fair value	1,439,000	997,000
Overfunded postretirement asset	22,879,000	17,342,000
Regulatory asset for postretirement benefits	81,073,000	64,775,000
Unamortized debt expense	11,315,000	8,576,000
Regulatory cost of removal asset	19,336,000	17,825,000
Other noncurrent assets	58,791,000	48,589,000
Total noncurrent assets	328,806,000	287,243,000
Total Assets	3,242,541,000	3,053,275,000
Stockholders' equity
Cumulative preferred stock - no par value - 175 shares authorized	0	0
Common stock - no par value - shares authorized: 200,000; shares outstanding: 72,318 in 2011 and 72,282 in 2010	446,791,000	445,640,000
Retained earnings	550,584,000	519,831,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(452,000)	(530,000)
Total stockholders' equity	996,923,000	964,941,000
Long-term debt	675,000,000	671,922,000
Total capitalization	1,671,923,000	1,636,863,000
Current Liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	60,000,000
Bank debt	331,000,000	242,000,000
Trade accounts payable	85,721,000	66,019,000
Other accounts payable	43,959,000	49,645,000
Accrued interest	20,038,000	20,134,000
Customers' deposits	25,462,000	25,631,000
Deferred income taxes	0	4,933,000
General taxes accrued	21,262,000	20,100,000
Amounts due to customers	2,617,000	0
Other current liabilities	4,073,000	10,098,000
Total current liabilities	534,132,000	498,560,000
Noncurrent Liabilities
Deferred income taxes	512,961,000	429,225,000
Unamortized federal investment tax credits	2,004,000	2,145,000
Accumulated provision for postretirement benefits	14,671,000	14,805,000
Cost of removal obligations	466,000,000	436,072,000
Other noncurrent liabilities	40,850,000	35,605,000
Total noncurrent liabilities	1,036,486,000	917,852,000
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 8)	0	0
Total	$ 3,242,541,000	$ 3,053,275,000