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Jointly owned facilities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Regulated Operations [Abstract] |
Company's share of the cost of utility plant in service and related accumulated depreciation for the stations | At December 31, the Company's share of the cost of utility plant in service and related accumulated depreciation for the stations was as follows:
| 2012 |  | 2011 |
| (In thousands)
Big Stone Station: |  |
Utility plant in service | $ | 63,146 |  | $ | 63,715 |
Less accumulated depreciation | 40,859 |  | 42,475 |
| $ | 22,287 |  | $ | 21,240 |
Coyote Station: |  |  |  |
Utility plant in service | $ | 135,073 |  | $ | 131,719 |
Less accumulated depreciation | 87,524 |  | 86,788 |
| $ | 47,549 |  | $ | 44,931 |
Wygen III: |  |  |  |
Utility plant in service | $ | 63,462 |  | $ | 63,300 |
Less accumulated depreciation | 3,368 |  | 2,106 |
| $ | 60,094 |  | $ | 61,194 |

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