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Selected Balance Sheet Information (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2023
Selected Balance Sheet Information [Abstract] |
Account Receivable Schedule | Following is a summary of Accounts receivable, net included in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands) as of:
| June 30, 2023 |  | December 31, 2022 |
Billed Accounts Receivable | $ | 192,444 |  | $ | 267,571 |
Unbilled Revenue |  | 71,097 |  |  | 243,574 |
Less: Allowance for Credit Losses |  | (3,191 | ) |  | (2,953 | )
Account Receivable, net | $ | 260,350 |  | $ | 508,192 |
Financing Receivable, Current, Allowance for Credit Loss | Changes to allowance for credit losses for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, were as follows (in thousands):
| Balance at Beginning of Year |  | Additions Charged to Costs and Expenses |  | Recoveries and Other Additions |  | Write-offs and Other Deductions |  | Balance at June 30, |
2023 | $ | 2,953 |  | $ | 4,278 |  | $ | 1,444 |  | $ | (5,484 | ) | $ | 3,191 |
2022 | $ | 2,113 |  | $ | 4,239 |  | $ | 1,266 |  | $ | (4,425 | ) | $ | 3,193 |
Materials, Supplies and Fuel | The following amounts by major classification are included in Materials, supplies and fuel on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands) as of:
| June 30, 2023 |  | December 31, 2022 |
Materials and supplies | $ | 101,854 |  | $ | 99,734 |
Fuel - Electric Utilities |  | 7,757 |  |  | 3,115 |
Natural gas in storage |  | 26,923 |  |  | 104,572 |
Total materials, supplies and fuel | $ | 136,534 |  | $ | 207,421 |
Schedule of Accrued Liabilities | The following amounts by major classification are included in Accrued liabilities on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands) as of:
| June 30, 2023 |  | December 31, 2022 |
Accrued employee compensation, benefits and withholdings | $ | 62,031 |  | $ | 62,890 |
Accrued property taxes |  | 40,298 |  |  | 52,430 |
Customer deposits and prepayments |  | 42,730 |  |  | 47,655 |
Accrued interest |  | 40,715 |  |  | 33,798 |
Other (none of which is individually significant) |  | 31,485 |  |  | 46,684 |
Total accrued liabilities | $ | 217,259 |  | $ | 243,457 |

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