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Note 2 - Business Segment Information - Business Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Total | $ 919,503 | $ 916,447 | $ 849,350
Cost of Products Sold | 355,119 | 354,559 | 316,562
Other Nonelectric Expenses | 50,782 | 51,544 | 41,492
Depreciation and amortization | 78,086 | 74,666 | 72,545
Operating income (loss) | 134,880 | 129,389 | 132,287
Interest charges | 31,411 | 30,408 | 29,604
Total | 17,441 | 14,588 | 27,256
Net income (loss) | 86,847 | 82,345 | 72,439
Capital expenditures | 207,365 | 105,425 | 132,913
Identifiable Assets | 2,273,595 | 2,052,517 | 2,004,278
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] |  |  |
Other Nonelectric Expenses | 9,515 | 9,607 | 6,182
Depreciation and amortization | 330 | 218 | 73
Operating income (loss) | (9,845) | (9,825) | (6,255)
Interest charges | 1,800 | 1,204 | 1,422
Total | (5,519) | (3,218) | 1,806
Net income (loss) | (5,670) | (8,744) | (9,753)
Capital expenditures | 283 | 623 | 121
Identifiable Assets | 54,279 | 44,797 | 59,801
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] |  |  |
Regulated operating revenues | (55) | (57) | (57)
Cost of Products Sold | (34) | (21) | (18)
Other Nonelectric Expenses | (21) | (36) | (39)
Electric [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |
Regulated operating revenues | 459,097 | 450,255 | 434,537
Depreciation and amortization | 60,044 | 55,935 | 53,276
Operating income (loss) | 98,417 | 88,031 | 94,797
Interest charges | 26,548 | 26,365 | 25,334
Total | 12,867 | 5,685 | 17,013
Net income (loss) | 59,046 | 54,431 | 49,446
Capital expenditures | 187,362 | 87,287 | 118,444
Identifiable Assets | 1,931,525 | 1,728,534 | 1,690,224
Electric [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Retail [Member] |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers | 405,446 | 388,690 | 376,902
Changes in Accrued ARP Revenues | 1,032 | (439) | (1,971)
Regulated operating revenues | 406,478 | 388,251 | 374,931
Electric [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Electric Transmission [Member] |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers | 40,542 | 46,947 | 46,664
Electric [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Wholesale [Member] |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers | 5,007 | 7,735 | 5,173
Electric [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Product and Service, Other [Member] |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers | 7,070 | 7,322 | 7,769
Manufacturing [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers | 277,204 | 268,409 | 229,738
Cost of Products Sold | 215,179 | 205,699 | 176,473
Other Nonelectric Expenses | 29,895 | 29,650 | 23,785
Depreciation and amortization | 14,261 | 14,794 | 15,379
Operating income (loss) | 17,869 | 18,266 | 14,101
Interest charges | 2,345 | 2,230 | 2,215
Total | 2,784 | 3,393 | 989
Net income (loss) | 12,899 | 12,839 | 11,050
Capital expenditures | 14,268 | 13,316 | 9,916
Identifiable Assets | 195,742 | 187,556 | 167,023
Manufacturing [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Metal Parts and Tooling [Member] |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers | 236,032 | 223,765 | 189,242
Manufacturing [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Plastic Products [Member] |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers | 35,173 | 35,836 | 33,939
Manufacturing [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Manufactured Product, Other [Member] |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers | 5,999 | 8,808 | 6,557
Plastics [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |
Revenue from Contracts with Customers | 183,257 | 197,840 | 185,132
Cost of Products Sold | 139,974 | 148,881 | 140,107
Other Nonelectric Expenses | 11,393 | 12,323 | 11,564
Depreciation and amortization | 3,451 | 3,719 | 3,817
Operating income (loss) | 28,439 | 32,917 | 29,644
Interest charges | 718 | 609 | 633
Total | 7,309 | 8,728 | 7,448
Net income (loss) | 20,572 | 23,819 | 21,696
Capital expenditures | 5,452 | 4,199 | 4,432
Identifiable Assets | $ 92,049 | $ 91,630 | $ 87,230

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