Business Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Business Segments Details [Abstract]

Operations By Segment [Table Text Block]

Operations by segment for the three months and six months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012 are presented below.

		Regulated				Non-utility
In thousands		Utility				Activities				Total
		2013		2012		2013		2012		2013		2012

Three Months
Revenues from external customers	$	399,411	$	308,432	$	-	$	-	$	399,411	$	308,432
Margin		183,856		171,951		-		-		183,856		171,951
Operations and maintenance expenses		65,037		60,511		66		21		65,103		60,532
Income from equity method investments		-		-		12,437		11,652		12,437		11,652
Operating income (loss) before income taxes		82,884		76,872		(70)		(26)		82,814		76,846
Income before income taxes		79,678		71,189		12,367		11,627		92,045		82,816

Six Months
Revenues from external customers	$	915,286	$	780,272	$	-	$	-	$	915,286	$	780,272
Margin		415,480		392,187		-		-		415,480		392,187
Operations and maintenance expenses		120,919		118,908		120		44		121,039		118,952
Income from equity method investments		-		-		19,592		17,944		19,592		17,944
Operating income (loss) before income taxes		222,396		203,912		(205)		(132)		222,191		203,780
Income before income taxes		214,555		190,770		19,386		17,812		233,941		208,582

Segment Information To Consolidated Financial Statements Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

Reconciliations to the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months and six months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012 are presented below.

In thousands		Three Months				Six Months
		2013		2012		2013		2012
Operating Income:
Segment operating income before
income taxes	$	82,814	$	76,846	$	222,191	$	203,780
Utility income taxes		(31,380)		(28,090)		(84,679)		(75,311)
Non-utility activities before income taxes		70		26		205		132
Operating income	$	51,504	$	48,782	$	137,717	$	128,601

Schedule Of Reconciliation Income Before Taxes To Net Income [Table Text Block]

Net Income:
Income before income taxes for
reportable segments	$	92,045	$	82,816	$	233,941	$	208,582
Income taxes		(36,255)		(32,624)		(92,228)		(82,163)
Net income	$	55,790	$	50,192	$	141,713	$	126,419

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Tabular disclosure of all significant reconciling items in the reconciliation of total profit or loss from reportable segments, to the entity's consolidated income before income taxes, extraordinary items, and discontinued operations.

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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