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Segmented information | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Segmented information | Segmented information The Company is managed under two primary business units consisting of the Regulated Services Group and the Renewable Energy Group. The two business units are the two segments of the Company. The Regulated Services Group, the Company's regulated operating unit, owns and operates a portfolio of electric, natural gas, water distribution and wastewater collection utility systems and transmission operations in the United States, Canada, Chile and Bermuda; the Renewable Energy Group, the Company's non-regulated operating unit, owns and operates a diversified portfolio of renewable and thermal electric generation assets in North America and internationally. For purposes of evaluating the performance of the business units, the Company allocates the realized portion of any gains or losses on financial instruments to the specific business units. Dividend income from Atlantica and AYES Canada are included in the operations of the Renewable Energy Group, while interest income from San Antonio Water System is included in the operations of the Regulated Services Group. Equity method gains and losses are included in the operations of the Regulated Services Group or Renewable Energy Group based on the nature of the activities of the investees. The change in value of investments carried at fair value and unrealized portion of any gains or losses on derivative instruments not designated in a hedging relationship are not considered in management’s evaluation of divisional performance and are therefore allocated and reported under corporate. 21. Segmented information (continued)
| Year ended December 31, 2020
| Regulated Services Group |  | Renewable Energy Group |  | Corporate |  | Total
Revenue (1)(2) | $ | 1,405,136 |  |  | $ | 270,398 |  |  | $ | 1,524 |  |  | $ | 1,677,058 |
Fuel, power and water purchased | 384,363 |  |  | 16,645 |  |  | — |  |  | 401,008 |
Net revenue | 1,020,773 |  |  | 253,753 |  |  | 1,524 |  |  | 1,276,050 |
Operating expenses | 445,459 |  |  | 74,981 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 520,452 |
Administrative expenses | 34,141 |  |  | 24,719 |  |  | 630 |  |  | 59,490 |
Depreciation and amortization | 219,089 |  |  | 92,890 |  |  | 2,144 |  |  | 314,123 |
Gain on foreign exchange | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,108) |  |  | (2,108) |
Operating income | 322,084 |  |  | 61,163 |  |  | 846 |  |  | 384,093 |
Interest expense | (99,161) |  |  | (52,656) |  |  | (30,117) |  |  | (181,934) |
Income from long-term investments | 7,753 |  |  | 96,652 |  |  | 560,266 |  |  | 664,671 |
Other | (40,128) |  |  | (6,537) |  |  | (27,754) |  |  | (74,419) |
Earnings before income taxes | $ | 190,548 |  |  | $ | 98,622 |  |  | $ | 503,241 |  |  | $ | 792,411 |
Property, plant and equipment | $ | 5,757,532 |  |  | $ | 2,451,706 |  |  | $ | 32,600 |  |  | $ | 8,241,838 |
Investments carried at fair value | — |  |  | 1,837,429 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,837,429 |
Equity-method investees | 74,673 |  |  | 111,779 |  |  | — |  |  | 186,452 |
Total assets | 8,528,172 |  |  | 4,589,521 |  |  | 106,213 |  |  | 13,223,906 |
Capital expenditures | $ | 690,792 |  |  | $ | 80,746 |  |  | $ | 14,492 |  |  | $ | 786,030 |
(1) Renewable Energy Group revenue includes $28,586 related to net hedging gains from energy derivative contracts and availability credits for the year ended December 31, 2020 that do not represent revenue recognized from contracts with customers. (2) Regulated Services Group revenue includes $24,928 related to alternative revenue programs for the year ended December 31, 2020 that do not represent revenue recognized from contracts with customers. 21. Segmented information (continued)
| Year ended December 31, 2019
| Regulated Services Group |  | Renewable Energy Group |  | Corporate |  | Total
Revenue (1)(2) | $ | 1,368,411 |  |  | $ | 256,510 |  |  | $ | 1,471 |  |  | $ | 1,626,392 |
Fuel and power purchased | 426,046 |  |  | 17,258 |  |  | — |  |  | 443,304 |
Net revenue | 942,365 |  |  | 239,252 |  |  | 1,471 |  |  | 1,183,088 |
Operating expenses | 397,092 |  |  | 74,676 |  |  | 221 |  |  | 471,989 |
Administrative expenses | 36,667 |  |  | 19,366 |  |  | 769 |  |  | 56,802 |
Depreciation and amortization | 194,766 |  |  | 88,557 |  |  | 981 |  |  | 284,304 |
Loss on foreign exchange | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,146 |  |  | 3,146 |
Operating income | 313,840 |  |  | 56,653 |  |  | (3,646) |  |  | 366,847 |
Interest expense | (101,518) |  |  | (61,039) |  |  | (18,931) |  |  | (181,488) |
Income from long-term investments | 9,334 |  |  | 104,025 |  |  | 284,262 |  |  | 397,621 |
Other | (32,297) |  |  | 15,951 |  |  | (11,567) |  |  | (27,913) |
Earnings before income taxes | $ | 189,359 |  |  | $ | 115,590 |  |  | $ | 250,118 |  |  | $ | 555,067 |
Property, plant and equipment | $ | 4,763,689 |  |  | $ | 2,444,382 |  |  | $ | 32,909 |  |  | $ | 7,240,980 |
Investments carried at fair value | 27,072 |  |  | 1,267,075 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,294,147 |
Equity-method investees | 29,827 |  |  | 52,284 |  |  | — |  |  | 82,111 |
Total assets | 6,825,379 |  |  | 4,014,067 |  |  | 81,340 |  |  | 10,920,786 |
Capital expenditures | $ | 478,936 |  |  | $ | 102,396 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 581,332 |
(1) Renewable Energy Group revenue includes $22,282 related to net hedging gains from energy derivative contracts for the year ended December 31, 2019 that do not represent revenue recognized from contracts with customers. (2) Regulated Services Group revenue includes $(4,405) related to alternative revenue programs for the year ended December 31, 2019 that do not represent revenue recognized from contracts with customers. The majority of non-regulated energy sales are earned from contracts with large public utilities. The Company has sought to mitigate its credit risk by selling energy to large utilities in various North American locations. None of the utilities contribute more than 10% of total revenue. 21. Segmented information (continued) AQN operates in the independent power and utility industries in the United States, Canada and other regions. Information on operations by geographic area is as follows:
|  |  |  |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,475,087 |  |  | $ | 1,537,695 |
Canada |  |  |  |  | 153,569 |  |  | 88,697 |
Other regions |  |  |  |  | 48,402 |  |  | — |
|  |  |  |  | $ | 1,677,058 |  |  | $ | 1,626,392 |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  |  |  |  | $ | 6,666,015 |  |  | $ | 6,488,964 |
Canada |  |  |  |  | 884,195 |  |  | 752,016 |
Other regions |  |  |  |  | 691,628 |  |  | — |
|  |  |  |  | $ | 8,241,838 |  |  | $ | 7,240,980 |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  |  |  |  | $ | 24,825 |  |  | $ | 23,821 |
Canada |  |  |  |  | 23,123 |  |  | 23,795 |
Other regions |  |  |  |  | 66,965 |  |  | — |
|  |  |  |  | $ | 114,913 |  |  | $ | 47,616 |
Revenue is attributed to the regions based on the location of the underlying generating and utility facilities.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 31 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120311839&loc=d3e8924-108599 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 34 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120311839&loc=d3e8981-108599 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 21 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120311839&loc=d3e8721-108599 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 40 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120311839&loc=d3e9031-108599 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 32 -Subparagraph (f) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120311839&loc=d3e8933-108599 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 32 -Subparagraph (e) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120311839&loc=d3e8933-108599 Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 26 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120311839&loc=d3e8844-108599 Reference 8: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 41 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120311839&loc=d3e9038-108599 Reference 9: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 32 -Subparagraph (d) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120311839&loc=d3e8933-108599 Reference 10: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 22 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120311839&loc=d3e8736-108599 Reference 11: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 42 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120311839&loc=d3e9054-108599 Reference 12: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 15 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120311839&loc=d3e8657-108599 Reference 13: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 21 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120311839&loc=d3e8721-108599 Reference 14: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2134510 + Details
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