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Regulatory Matters: (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
Regulated Operations [Abstract] |
Schedule of regulatory assets, less regulatory liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets for continuing operations | Regulatory assets, less regulatory liabilities, included in the consolidated balance sheets are as follows:
(dollars in thousands) |  | March 31, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
GSWC |  |  |  |
Water Revenue Adjustment Mechanism and Modified Cost Balancing Account |  | $ | 25,011 |  |  | $ | 22,535 |
Costs deferred for future recovery on Aerojet case |  | 8,097 |  |  | 8,292 |
Pensions and other post-retirement obligations (Note 8) |  | 40,170 |  |  | 40,693 |
Derivative unrealized loss (Note 5) |  | 4,280 |  |  | 3,171 |
General rate case memorandum accounts |  | 3,551 |  |  | 4,820 |
Excess deferred income taxes |  | (79,522 | ) |  | (79,886 | )
Flow-through taxes, net |  | (12,246 | ) |  | (12,439 | )
Other regulatory assets |  | 19,845 |  |  | 18,842 |
Various refunds to customers |  | (7,319 | ) |  | (8,478 | )
Total |  | $ | 1,867 |  |  | $ | (2,450 | )

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