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Business Segments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of reporting segments information | Capital additions reflect capital expenditures paid in cash and exclude government-funded capital expenditures for ASUS, property installed by developers and conveyed to GSWC and through May 31, 2011 for CCWC.
|  | As Of And For The Year Ended December 31, 2013
|  | GSWC |  | ASUS |  | AWR |  | Consolidated
(dollars in thousands) |  | Water |  | Electric |  | Contracts |  | Parent |  | AWR
Operating revenues |  | $ | 320,131 |  |  | $ | 38,409 |  |  | $ | 113,537 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 472,077 |
Operating income (loss) |  | 95,932 |  |  | 6,411 |  |  | 16,737 |  |  | (8 | ) |  | 119,072 |
Interest expense, net |  | 20,236 |  |  | 1,436 |  |  | 264 |  |  | (228 | ) |  | 21,708 |
Utility Plant |  | 936,386 |  |  | 40,908 |  |  | 4,183 |  |  | — |  |  | 981,477 |
Depreciation and amortization expense (1) |  | 36,636 |  |  | 2,316 |  |  | 1,138 |  |  | — |  |  | 40,090 |
Income tax expense/(benefit) |  | 30,679 |  |  | 2,455 |  |  | 4,911 |  |  | (2,262 | ) |  | 35,783 |
Capital additions |  | 94,581 |  |  | 2,124 |  |  | 674 |  |  | — |  |  | 97,379 |
|  | As Of And For The Year Ended December 31, 2012
|  | GSWC |  | ASUS |  | AWR |  | Consolidated
(dollars in thousands) |  | Water |  | Electric |  | Contracts |  | Parent |  | AWR
Operating revenues |  | $ | 305,898 |  |  | $ | 37,033 |  |  | $ | 123,977 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 466,908 |
Operating income (loss) |  | 78,104 |  |  | 8,501 |  |  | 24,608 |  |  | (119 | ) |  | 111,094 |
Interest expense, net |  | 19,783 |  |  | 1,533 |  |  | 179 |  |  | (63 | ) |  | 21,432 |
Utility Plant |  | 871,756 |  |  | 41,381 |  |  | 4,654 |  |  | — |  |  | 917,791 |
Depreciation and amortization expense (1) |  | 37,905 |  |  | 2,292 |  |  | 1,188 |  |  | — |  |  | 41,385 |
Income tax expense |  | 24,231 |  |  | 2,269 |  |  | 9,437 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 35,945 |
Capital additions |  | 62,500 |  |  | 4,331 |  |  | 1,273 |  |  | — |  |  | 68,104 |
|  | As Of And For The Year Ended December 31, 2011
|  | GSWC |  | CCWC |  | ASUS |  | AWR |  | Consolidated
(dollars in thousands) |  | Water |  | Electric |  | Water |  | Contracts |  | Parent |  | AWR
Operating revenues |  | $ | 300,450 |  |  | $ | 36,275 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 83,188 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 419,913 |
Operating income (loss) (2) |  | 77,017 |  |  | 6,661 |  |  | (356 | ) |  | 11,855 |  |  | (73 | ) |  | 95,104 |
Interest expense, net |  | 20,990 |  |  | 1,501 |  |  | — |  |  | 372 |  |  | (41 | ) |  | 22,822 |
Utility Plant |  | 852,264 |  |  | 39,681 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,555 |  |  | — |  |  | 896,500 |
Depreciation and amortization expense (1) |  | 35,450 |  |  | 2,011 |  |  | — |  |  | 888 |  |  | — |  |  | 38,349 |
Income tax expense/(benefit) |  | 24,151 |  |  | 1,820 |  |  | (145 | ) |  | 4,431 |  |  | (181 | ) |  | 30,076 |
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax (3) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,612 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,237 |  | (4) | 3,849 |
Capital additions |  | 73,991 |  |  | 4,447 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,843 |  |  | — |  |  | 80,281 |
Schedule of reconciliation of total utility plant (a key figure for rate-making) to total consolidated assets | The following table reconciles total utility plant (a key figure for rate-making) to total consolidated assets (in thousands):
| December 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Total utility plant | $ | 981,477 |  |  | $ | 917,791 |  |  | $ | 896,500 |
Other assets | 328,706 |  |  | 363,152 |  |  | 341,862 |
Total consolidated assets | $ | 1,310,183 |  |  | $ | 1,280,943 |  |  | $ | 1,238,362 |
(1) Depreciation computed on GSWC’s transportation equipment is recorded in other operating expenses and totaled $877,000, $1.8 million and $2.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. (2) Operating income (loss) includes CCWC’s allocated corporate overhead costs that are now primarily at GSWC. (3) In accordance with the accounting guidance relating to assets held for sale, Registrant did not record depreciation expense for CCWC in 2012. (4) Included in discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2011 are direct transaction costs of $449,000 ($217,000 after tax) for legal and consulting services in connection with the sale of CCWC.

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