XML 35 R2.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.1.9
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Utility plant:    
Gas plant $ 5,618,385us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService $ 5,556,599us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService
Less: accumulated depreciation (2,002,883)us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation (1,973,098)us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation
Acquisition adjustments, net 505us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAmountOfAcquisitionAdjustments1 550us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAmountOfAcquisitionAdjustments1
Construction work in progress 81,001us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentConstructionWorkInProgress 74,332us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentConstructionWorkInProgress
Net utility plant 3,697,008us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 3,658,383us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Other property and investments 319,689swx_OtherPropertyAndInvestments 326,743swx_OtherPropertyAndInvestments
Restricted cash 755us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents 821us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents
Current assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents 38,013us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 39,566us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Accounts receivable, net of allowances 314,682us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent 281,824us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Accrued utility revenue 44,400us-gaap_OtherReceivables 73,900us-gaap_OtherReceivables
Income taxes receivable, net 3,881us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable 21,853us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
Deferred income taxes, net 8,429us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent 2,109us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Deferred purchased gas costs 28,523us-gaap_DeferredGasCost 87,556us-gaap_DeferredGasCost
Prepaids and other current assets 89,317us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent 99,975us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
Total current assets 527,245us-gaap_AssetsCurrent 606,783us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Noncurrent assets:    
Goodwill 135,689us-gaap_Goodwill 143,160us-gaap_Goodwill
Deferred income taxes 1,418us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent  
Deferred charges and other assets 472,593us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent 478,625us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total noncurrent assets 609,700us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent 621,785us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
Total assets 5,154,397us-gaap_Assets 5,214,515us-gaap_Assets
Capitalization:    
Common stock, $1 par (authorized - 60,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding - 46,840,289 and 46,523,184 shares) 48,470us-gaap_CommonStockValue 48,153us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Additional paid-in capital 862,955us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock 851,381us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net (50,177)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (50,175)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Retained earnings 692,603us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit 639,164us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
Total Southwest Gas Corporation equity 1,553,851us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 1,488,523us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling interest (2,116)us-gaap_MinorityInterest (2,257)us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total equity 1,551,735us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 1,486,266us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Redeemable noncontrolling interest 19,096us-gaap_RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount 20,042us-gaap_RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount
Long-term debt, less current maturities 1,506,527us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 1,637,592us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Total capitalization 3,077,358us-gaap_CapitalizationLongtermDebtAndEquity 3,143,900us-gaap_CapitalizationLongtermDebtAndEquity
Current liabilities:    
Current maturities of long-term debt 18,266us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent 19,192us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Short-term debt   5,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
Accounts payable 119,425us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent 167,988us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Customer deposits 72,372us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent 71,546us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
Income taxes payable 14,341us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent  
Accrued general taxes 61,819us-gaap_AccrualForTaxesOtherThanIncomeTaxesCurrent 44,339us-gaap_AccrualForTaxesOtherThanIncomeTaxesCurrent
Accrued interest 22,332us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent 16,468us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
Deferred income taxes 16,299us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGrossCurrent  
Deferred purchased gas costs 390us-gaap_DeferredGasPurchasesCurrent  
Other current liabilities 152,338us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent 145,584us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
Total current liabilities 477,582us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent 470,117us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Deferred income taxes and other credits:    
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits 721,924swx_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndUnamortizedInvestmentTaxCredits 723,688swx_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndUnamortizedInvestmentTaxCredits
Accumulated removal costs 309,000us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesNoncurrent 304,000us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Other deferred credits and other long-term liabilities 568,533us-gaap_DeferredCreditsAndOtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent 572,810us-gaap_DeferredCreditsAndOtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total deferred income taxes and other credits 1,599,457us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent 1,600,498us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total capitalization and liabilities $ 5,154,397us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity $ 5,214,515us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity