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Balance Sheet Components Balance Sheet Components (Notes)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]  
Supplemental Balance Sheet Disclosures [Text Block]
BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS
Materials and Supplies, Fuel Stock and Stored Natural Gas
Inventories of materials and supplies, fuel stock and stored natural gas are recorded at average cost for our regulated operations and the lower of cost or market for our non-regulated operations and consisted of the following as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (dollars in thousands):
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Materials and supplies
$
47,705

 
$
47,403

Fuel stock
4,930

 
4,869

Stored natural gas
8,719

 
11,609

Total
$
61,354

 
$
63,881


Other Current Assets
Other current assets consisted of the following as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (dollars in thousands):
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Collateral posted for derivative instruments after netting with outstanding derivative liabilities
$
37,347

 
$
26,809

Prepayments
16,647

 
17,536

Other
6,954

 
9,665

Total
$
60,948

 
$
54,010


Net Utility Property
Net utility property consisted of the following as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (dollars in thousands):
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Utility plant in service
$
6,202,942

 
$
6,209,968

Construction work in progress
165,725

 
160,598

Total
6,368,667

 
6,370,566

Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization
1,742,613

 
1,721,636

Total net utility property
$
4,626,054

 
$
4,648,930


Other Property and Investments-Net and Other Non-Current Assets
Other property and investments-net and other non-current assets consisted of the following as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (dollars in thousands):
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Operating lease ROU assets
$
70,834

 
$

Finance lease ROU assets
53,711

 

Non-utility property
29,557

 
31,355

Equity investments
32,967

 
29,257

Investment in affiliated trust
11,547

 
11,547

Notes receivable
11,161

 
11,073

Deferred compensation assets
8,675

 
8,400

Other
22,751

 
23,065

Total
$
241,203

 
$
114,697


Other Current Liabilities
Other current liabilities consisted of the following as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (dollars in thousands):
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Accrued taxes other than income taxes
$
49,206

 
$
36,858

Income taxes payable
20,368

 
141

Employee paid time off accruals
21,813

 
20,992

Accrued interest
30,315

 
16,704

Current portion of pensions and other postretirement benefits
9,503

 
9,151

Operating lease liabilities
4,120

 

Finance lease liabilities
2,695

 

Utility energy commodity derivative liabilities
4,035

 
3,908

Other current liabilities
33,399

 
32,604

Total other current liabilities
$
175,454

 
$
120,358


Other Non-Current Liabilities and Deferred Credits
Other non-current liabilities and deferred credits consisted of the following as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (dollars in thousands):
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Operating lease liabilities
$
67,635

 
$

Finance lease liabilities
53,850

 

Deferred investment tax credits
31,383

 
29,725

Asset retirement obligations
18,455

 
18,266

Derivative liabilities
10,861

 
10,300

Other
13,564

 
12,740

Total
$
195,748

 
$
71,031


Regulatory Assets and Liabilities
Regulatory assets and liabilities consisted of the following as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (dollars in thousands):
 
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
Current
 
Non-Current
 
Current
 
Non-Current
Regulatory Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Energy commodity derivatives
$
28,159

 
$
11,862

 
$
41,428

 
$
16,866

Decoupling surcharge
6,782

 
8,395

 
3,408

 
17,501

Pension and other postretirement benefit plans

 
224,805

 

 
228,062

Interest rate swaps

 
138,327

 

 
133,854

Deferred income taxes

 
93,646

 

 
91,188

Settlement with Coeur d'Alene Tribe

 
42,316

 

 
42,643

Demand side management programs

 
15,064

 

 
19,674

Utility plant to be abandoned

 
24,477

 

 
24,334

Other regulatory assets
6,625

 
46,605

 
3,716

 
40,232

Total regulatory assets
$
41,566

 
$
605,497

 
$
48,552

 
$
614,354

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income tax related liabilities
$
29,401

 
$
421,216

 
$
27,997

 
$
425,613

Deferred natural gas costs
1,253

 

 
40,713

 

Deferral power costs
12,555

 
26,106

 
25,072

 
16,933

Decoupling rebate
1,061

 
4,664

 
6,782

 
204

Utility plant retirement costs

 
300,373

 

 
297,379

Interest rate swaps

 
20,396

 

 
28,078

Other regulatory liabilities
11,194

 
13,478

 
12,645

 
12,494

Total regulatory liabilities
$
55,464

 
$
786,233

 
$
113,209

 
$
780,701