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Goodwill Schedule of Goodwill Allocated to Reporting Segments (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Goodwill [Line Items] |
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] | The following table reflects goodwill allocated to each reporting segment as of September 30, 2014:
| Electricity |  | Gas |  | Water |  | Total Company
| (in thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill before impairment | $ | 493,610 |  |  | $ | 394,878 |  |  | $ | 429,783 |  |  | $ | 1,318,271 |
Accumulated impairment losses | (433,378 | ) |  | — |  |  | (336,315 | ) |  | (769,693 | )
Goodwill, net | 60,232 |  |  | 394,878 |  |  | 93,468 |  |  | 548,578 |
Goodwill impairment | (977 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (977 | )
Effect of change in exchange rates | (2,408 | ) |  | (24,211 | ) |  | (5,341 | ) |  | (31,960 | )
Balance at September 30, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill before impairment | 463,550 |  |  | 370,667 |  |  | 397,462 |  |  | 1,231,679 |
Accumulated impairment losses | (406,703 | ) |  | — |  |  | (309,335 | ) |  | (716,038 | )
Goodwill, net | $ | 56,847 |  |  | $ | 370,667 |  |  | $ | 88,127 |  |  | $ | 515,641 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13854-109267 + Details
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