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Information By Business Segments (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Information by Business Segments | The following table presents information for each of the Company’s business segments (dollars in thousands):
| Avista Utilities |  | Alaska Electric Light and Power Company |  | Total Utility |  | Other |  | Intersegment Eliminations (1) |  | Total
For the three months ended March 31, 2017: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | $ | 415,381 |  |  | $ | 15,156 |  |  | $ | 430,537 |  |  | $ | 5,933 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 436,470 |
Resource costs | 162,613 |  |  | 2,973 |  |  | 165,586 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 165,586 |
Other operating expenses | 71,712 |  |  | 2,772 |  |  | 74,484 |  |  | 6,179 |  |  | — |  |  | 80,663 |
Depreciation and amortization | 40,538 |  |  | 1,447 |  |  | 41,985 |  |  | 188 |  |  | — |  |  | 42,173 |
Income (loss) from operations | 108,635 |  |  | 7,185 |  |  | 115,820 |  |  | (434 | ) |  | — |  |  | 115,386 |
Interest expense (2) | 22,683 |  |  | 894 |  |  | 23,577 |  |  | 167 |  |  | (14 | ) |  | 23,730 |
Income taxes | 31,017 |  |  | 2,463 |  |  | 33,480 |  |  | (136 | ) |  | — |  |  | 33,344 |
Net income (loss) attributable to Avista Corp. shareholders | 58,439 |  |  | 3,853 |  |  | 62,292 |  |  | (176 | ) |  | — |  |  | 62,116 |
Capital expenditures (3) | 85,403 |  |  | 1,360 |  |  | 86,763 |  |  | 35 |  |  | — |  |  | 86,798 |
| Avista Utilities |  | Alaska Electric Light and Power Company |  | Total Utility |  | Other |  | Intersegment Eliminations (1) |  | Total
For the three months ended March 31, 2016: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | $ | 400,147 |  |  | $ | 12,646 |  |  | $ | 412,793 |  |  | $ | 5,380 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 418,173 |
Resource costs | 159,078 |  |  | 2,641 |  |  | 161,719 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 161,719 |
Other operating expenses | 73,256 |  |  | 2,523 |  |  | 75,779 |  |  | 5,825 |  |  | — |  |  | 81,604 |
Depreciation and amortization | 37,866 |  |  | 1,326 |  |  | 39,192 |  |  | 188 |  |  | — |  |  | 39,380 |
Income (loss) from operations | 101,245 |  |  | 5,473 |  |  | 106,718 |  |  | (633 | ) |  | — |  |  | 106,085 |
Interest expense (2) | 20,418 |  |  | 895 |  |  | 21,313 |  |  | 161 |  |  | (63 | ) |  | 21,411 |
Income taxes | 28,672 |  |  | 1,895 |  |  | 30,567 |  |  | (222 | ) |  | — |  |  | 30,345 |
Net income (loss) attributable to Avista Corp. shareholders | 54,987 |  |  | 2,961 |  |  | 57,948 |  |  | (299 | ) |  | — |  |  | 57,649 |
Capital expenditures (3) | 84,435 |  |  | 4,443 |  |  | 88,878 |  |  | 119 |  |  | — |  |  | 88,997 |
Total Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
As of March 31, 2017: | $ | 5,003,014 |  |  | $ | 276,495 |  |  | $ | 5,279,509 |  |  | $ | 60,850 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,340,359 |
As of December 31, 2016: | $ | 4,975,555 |  |  | $ | 273,770 |  |  | $ | 5,249,325 |  |  | $ | 60,430 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,309,755 |
(1) | Intersegment eliminations reported as operating revenues and resource costs represent intercompany purchases and sales of electric capacity and energy. Intersegment eliminations reported as interest expense and net income (loss) attributable to Avista Corp. shareholders represent intercompany interest.
(2) | Including interest expense to affiliated trusts.
(3) | The capital expenditures for the other businesses are included as other capital expenditures on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

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