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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net margin $ 51,199 $ 51,277 $ 50,345
Adjustments to reconcile net margin to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization, including nuclear fuel 371,234 374,411 362,716
Accretion cost 38,090 36,674 32,361
Amortization of deferred gains (1,788) (1,788) (1,788)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction (1,006) (784) (788)
Deferred outage costs (31,863) (40,644) (40,599)
Loss (gain) on sale of investments 4,871 (18,614) 96
Regulatory deferral of costs associated with nuclear decommissioning (26,511) (2,605) (20,440)
Other (5,676) (9,240) (7,286)
Change in operating assets and liabilities:      
Receivables 8,424 (1,182) (24,578)
Inventories 5,487 (6,388) 23,947
Prepayments and other current assets 4,544 614 (2,172)
Accounts payable 1,360 129,187 (76,495)
Accrued interest (18,539) (14,124) 34,804
Accrued and withheld taxes (21,351) (1,531) 1,102
Other current liabilities 25,723 (8,646) (11,937)
Member power bill prepayments 69,921 (15,317) 6,155
Other 15,578    
Total adjustments 438,498 420,023 275,098
Net cash provided by operating activities 489,697 471,300 325,443
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Property additions (1,185,367) (1,019,695) (613,019)
Guarantee settlement proceeds 0 1,104,000  
Activity in nuclear decommissioning trust fund - Purchases (457,909) (450,113) (395,506)
Activity in nuclear decommissioning trust fund - Proceeds 449,895 442,989 389,011
Decrease (increase) in restricted investments 229,751 (414,781) (80,234)
Activity in other long-term investments - Purchases (207,670) (108,704) (61,200)
Activity in other long-term investments - Proceeds 176,717 78,356 50,529
Other 9,144 (43,056) 13,554
Net cash used in investing activities (985,439) (411,004) (696,865)
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Long-term debt proceeds 813,028 544,503 790,385
Long-term debt payments (201,354) (677,641) (114,702)
Increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings, net 246,001 88,458 (159,310)
Other (7,010) 15,789 8,301
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 850,665 (28,891) 524,674
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 354,923 31,405 153,252
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 397,695 366,290 213,038
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 752,618 397,695 366,290
Cash paid for -      
Interest (net of amounts capitalized) 245,085 251,186 212,574
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:      
Change in asset retirement obligations 248,608 2,414 63,011
Accrued property additions at end of period 121,557 134,082 26,870
Interest paid-in-kind $ 59,137 $ 57,144 $ 47,814