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Business Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of reporting segments information

Capital additions reflect capital expenditures paid in cash and exclude U.S. government-funded and third-party prime funded capital expenditures for ASUS and property installed by developers and conveyed to GSWC.

		As Of And For The Year Ended December 31, 2016
		GSWC								ASUS				AWR				Consolidated
(dollars in thousands)		Water				Electric				Contracts				Parent				AWR
Operating revenues		$	302,931			$	35,771			$	97,385			$	—			$	436,087
Operating income (loss)		87,911				7,908				18,916				(19		)		114,716
Interest expense, net		19,696				1,337				68				134				21,235
Utility Plant		1,089,031				56,280				5,615				—				1,150,926
Depreciation and amortization expense (1)		35,777				2,027				1,046				—				38,850
Income tax expense/(benefit)		25,894				2,715				6,672				(546		)		34,735
Capital additions		120,850				7,063				1,954				—				129,867

		As Of And For The Year Ended December 31, 2015
		GSWC								ASUS				AWR				Consolidated
(dollars in thousands)		Water				Electric				Contracts				Parent				AWR
Operating revenues		$	328,511			$	36,039			$	94,091			$	—			$	458,641
Operating income (loss)		94,213				6,196				18,091				(11		)		118,489
Interest expense, net		19,468				1,090				26				46				20,630
Utility Plant		1,005,114				51,002				4,678				—				1,060,794
Depreciation and amortization expense (1)		39,190				1,703				1,140				—				42,033
Income tax expense/(benefit)		30,302				2,170				6,069				(810		)		37,731
Capital additions		77,440				8,704				1,179				—				87,323

		As Of And For The Year Ended December 31, 2014
		GSWC								ASUS				AWR				Consolidated
(dollars in thousands)		Water				Electric				Contracts				Parent				AWR
Operating revenues		$	326,672			$	34,387			$	104,732			$	—			$	465,791
Operating income (loss)		94,014				5,728				19,351				(48		)		119,045
Interest expense, net		19,370				1,260				142				(82		)		20,690
Utility Plant		953,678				45,202				4,640				—				1,003,520
Depreciation and amortization expense (1)		38,388				1,466				1,219				—				41,073
Income tax expense/(benefit)		30,410				1,596				7,038				(996		)		38,048
Capital additions		66,304				4,584				1,665				—				72,553

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,
		2016				2015
Total utility plant		$	1,150,926			$	1,060,794
Other assets		319,567				283,165
Total consolidated assets		$	1,470,493			$	1,343,959

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