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Fair Value (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Fair Value Inputs, Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Fair Value Inputs, Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Table Text Block] | The following table presents the quantitative information which was used to estimate the fair values of the Level 3 assets and liabilities above as of March 31, 2018 (dollars in thousands):
|  | Fair Value (Net) at |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | March 31, 2018 |  | Valuation Technique |  | Unobservable Input |  | Range
Power exchange agreement |  | $ | (10,163 | ) |  | Surrogate facility pricing |  | O&M charges |  | $38.87-$45.20/MWh (1)
|  |  |  | Escalation factor |  | 5% - 2018 to 2019
|  |  |  | Transaction volumes |  | 42,682 - 396,984 MWhs
Power option agreement |  | $ | (5 | ) |  | Black-Scholes- Merton |  | Strike price |  | $34.01/MWh - 2018
|  |  |  |  | $40.42/MWh - 2019
|  |  |  | Delivery volumes |  | 94,221 - 128,491 MWhs
Natural gas exchange agreement |  | $ | (2,805 | ) |  | Internally derived weighted average cost of gas |  | Forward purchase prices |  | $1.41 - $2.00/mmBTU
|  |  |  | Forward sales prices |  | $1.33 - $2.85/mmBTU
|  |  |  | Purchase volumes |  | 115,000 - 310,000 mmBTUs
|  |  |  | Sales volumes |  | 60,000 - 310,000 mmBTUs
Carrying Value and Estimated Fair Value of Financial Instruments | The following table sets forth the carrying value and estimated fair value of the Company’s financial instruments not reported at estimated fair value on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):
| March 31, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
| Carrying Value |  | Estimated Fair Value |  | Carrying Value |  | Estimated Fair Value
Long-term debt (Level 2) | $ | 951,000 |  |  | $ | 1,077,127 |  |  | $ | 951,000 |  |  | $ | 1,067,783 |
Long-term debt (Level 3) | 767,000 |  |  | 768,947 |  |  | 767,000 |  |  | 810,598 |
Snettisham capital lease obligation (Level 3) | 59,111 |  |  | 58,700 |  |  | 59,745 |  |  | 61,700 |
Long-term debt to affiliated trusts (Level 3) | 51,547 |  |  | 40,722 |  |  | 51,547 |  |  | 41,882 |
Fair Value of Assets And Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis |
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Counterparty and Cash Collateral Netting (1) |  | Total
March 31, 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Energy commodity derivatives | $ | — |  |  | $ | 60,025 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (59,064 | ) |  | $ | 961 |
Level 3 energy commodity derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Natural gas exchange agreement | — |  |  | — |  |  | 47 |  |  | (47 | ) |  | — |
Foreign currency exchange derivatives | — |  |  | 22 |  |  | — |  |  | (6 | ) |  | 16 |
Interest rate swap derivatives | — |  |  | 14,715 |  |  | — |  |  | (1,631 | ) |  | 13,084 |
Deferred compensation assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mutual Funds: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed income securities (2) | 1,663 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,663 |
Equity securities (2) | 6,810 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,810 |
Total | $ | 8,473 |  |  | $ | 74,762 |  |  | $ | 47 |  |  | $ | (60,748 | ) |  | $ | 22,534 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Energy commodity derivatives | $ | — |  |  | $ | 77,218 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (75,660 | ) |  | $ | 1,558 |
Level 3 energy commodity derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Natural gas exchange agreement | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,852 |  |  | (47 | ) |  | 2,805 |
Power exchange agreement | — |  |  | — |  |  | 10,163 |  |  | — |  |  | 10,163 |
Power option agreement | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |
Foreign currency exchange derivatives | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | (6 | ) |  | — |
Interest rate swap derivatives | — |  |  | 55,731 |  |  | — |  |  | (29,261 | ) |  | 26,470 |
Total | $ | — |  |  | $ | 132,955 |  |  | $ | 13,020 |  |  | $ | (104,974 | ) |  | $ | 41,001 |
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Counterparty and Cash Collateral Netting (1) |  | Total
December 31, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Energy commodity derivatives | $ | — |  |  | $ | 43,814 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (42,550 | ) |  | $ | 1,264 |
Level 3 energy commodity derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Natural gas exchange agreement | — |  |  | — |  |  | 183 |  |  | (183 | ) |  | — |
Foreign currency exchange derivatives | — |  |  | 32 |  |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 31 |
Interest rate swap derivatives | — |  |  | 7,477 |  |  | — |  |  | (2,574 | ) |  | 4,903 |
Deferred compensation assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mutual Funds: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed income securities (2) | 1,638 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,638 |
Equity securities (2) | 6,631 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,631 |
Total | $ | 8,269 |  |  | $ | 51,323 |  |  | $ | 183 |  |  | $ | (45,308 | ) |  | $ | 14,467 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Energy commodity derivatives | $ | — |  |  | $ | 71,342 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (69,988 | ) |  | $ | 1,354 |
Level 3 energy commodity derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Natural gas exchange agreement | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,347 |  |  | (183 | ) |  | 3,164 |
Power exchange agreement | — |  |  | — |  |  | 13,245 |  |  | — |  |  | 13,245 |
Power option agreement | — |  |  | — |  |  | 19 |  |  | — |  |  | 19 |
Foreign currency exchange derivatives | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |
Interest rate swap derivatives | — |  |  | 73,513 |  |  | — |  |  | (37,544 | ) |  | 35,969 |
Total | $ | — |  |  | $ | 144,856 |  |  | $ | 16,611 |  |  | $ | (107,716 | ) |  | $ | 53,751 |
(1) | The Company is permitted to net derivative assets and derivative liabilities with the same counterparty when a legally enforceable master netting agreement exists. In addition, the Company nets derivative assets and derivative liabilities against any payables and receivables for cash collateral held or placed with these same counterparties.
(2) | These assets are trading securities and are included in other property and investments-net and other non-current assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Reconciliation for All Assets Measured At Fair Value on a Recurring Basis Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
| Natural Gas Exchange Agreement |  | Power Exchange Agreement |  | Power Option Agreement |  | Total
Three months ended March 31, 2018: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance as of January 1, 2018 | $ | (3,164 | ) |  | $ | (13,245 | ) |  | $ | (19 | ) |  | $ | (16,428 | )
Total gains or (losses): |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Included in regulatory assets/liabilities (1) | 203 |  |  | (1,877 | ) |  | 14 |  |  | (1,660 | )
Settlements | 156 |  |  | 4,959 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,115 |
Ending balance as of March 31, 2018 (2) | $ | (2,805 | ) |  | $ | (10,163 | ) |  | $ | (5 | ) |  | $ | (12,973 | )
Three months ended March 31, 2017: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance as of January 1, 2017 | $ | (5,885 | ) |  | $ | (13,449 | ) |  | $ | (76 | ) |  | $ | (19,410 | )
Total gains or (losses): |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Included in regulatory assets/liabilities (1) | 2,012 |  |  | (4,493 | ) |  | (190 | ) |  | (2,671 | )
Settlements | (405 | ) |  | 3,523 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,118 |
Ending balance as of March 31, 2017 (2) | $ | (4,278 | ) |  | $ | (14,419 | ) |  | $ | (266 | ) |  | $ | (18,963 | )
(1) | All gains and losses are included in other regulatory assets and liabilities. There were no gains and losses included in either net income or other comprehensive income during any of the periods presented in the table above.
(2) | There were no purchases, issuances or transfers from other categories of any derivatives instruments during the periods presented in the table above.

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