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Information By Business Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 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 year ended December 31, 2017:
Operating revenues	$	1,370,359			$	53,027			$	1,423,386			$	22,543			$	—			$	1,445,929
Resource costs	511,163				13,403				524,566				—				—				524,566
Other operating expenses (2)	319,899				12,532				332,431				25,650				—				358,081
Depreciation and amortization	165,478				5,803				171,281				740				—				172,021
Income (loss) from operations	270,409				17,947				288,356				(3,847		)		—				284,509
Interest expense (3)	92,019				3,581				95,600				781				(189		)		96,192
Income taxes	77,583				5,515				83,098				(340		)		—				82,758
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Avista Corp. shareholders	114,716				9,054				123,770				(7,854		)		—				115,916
Capital expenditures (4)	405,938				6,401				412,339				4,280				—				416,619
For the year ended December 31, 2016:
Operating revenues	$	1,372,638			$	46,276			$	1,418,914			$	23,569			$	—			$	1,442,483
Resource costs	539,352				12,014				551,366				—				—				551,366
Other operating expenses	304,644				11,151				315,795				25,501				—				341,296
Depreciation and amortization	155,162				5,352				160,514				769				—				161,283
Income (loss) from operations	277,070				15,434				292,504				(2,701		)		—				289,803
Interest expense (3)	83,070				3,584				86,654				608				(132		)		87,130
Income taxes	74,121				5,321				79,442				(1,356		)		—				78,086
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Avista Corp. shareholders	132,490				7,968				140,458				(3,230		)		—				137,228
Capital expenditures (4)	390,690				15,954				406,644				353				—				406,997
For the year ended December 31, 2015:
Operating revenues	$	1,411,863			$	44,778			$	1,456,641			$	28,685			$	(550	)		$	1,484,776
Resource costs	644,991				11,973				656,964				—				—				656,964
Other operating expenses	292,096				11,125				303,221				30,076				(550		)		332,747
Depreciation and amortization	138,236				5,263				143,499				695				—				144,194
Income (loss) from operations	241,228				14,072				255,300				(2,086		)		—				253,214
Interest expense (3)	76,405				3,558				79,963				610				(132		)		80,441
Income taxes	64,489				4,202				68,691				(1,242		)		—				67,449
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Avista Corp. shareholders	113,360				6,641				120,001				(1,921		)		—				118,080
Capital expenditures (4)	381,174				12,251				393,425				885				—				394,310
Total Assets:
As of December 31, 2017	$	5,177,878			$	278,688			$	5,456,566			$	73,241			$	(15,075	)		$	5,514,732
As of December 31, 2016	$	4,975,555			$	273,770			$	5,249,325			$	60,430			$	—			$	5,309,755
As of December 31, 2015	$	4,601,708			$	265,735			$	4,867,443			$	39,206			$	—			$	4,906,649

(1) Intersegment eliminations reported as interest expense represent intercompany interest. Intersegment eliminations reported as operating revenues and other operating expenses for 2015 represent intercompany purchases and sales of electric capacity and energy between Avista Utilities and Spokane Energy (included in other). Intersegment eliminations reported as assets represent intersegment accounts receivable.

(2) Other operating expenses for Avista Utilities for 2017 includes acquisition costs of $14.6 million which are separately disclosed on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

(3) Including interest expense to affiliated trusts.

(4) The capital expenditures for the other businesses are included in other investing activities on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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