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Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements - Condensed Consolidating Statement of (Loss) Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements |  |
Operating revenue | $ 125,563 | $ 126,111
Operations: |  |
Water production costs | 53,976 | 45,592
Administrative and general | 29,680 | 29,097
Other operations | 13,974 | 17,821
Maintenance | 7,073 | 6,455
Depreciation and amortization | 24,492 | 22,368
Income tax (benefit) expense | (3,937) | (2,991)
Property and other taxes | 7,228 | 7,293
Total operating (income) expenses | 132,486 | 125,635
Net operating income (loss) | (6,923) | 476
Other income and expenses: |  |
Non-regulated revenue | 3,827 | 4,901
Non-regulated expenses | (8,454) | (2,219)
Other components of net periodic benefit cost | (1,430) | (1,259)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction | 1,614 | 1,533
Income tax benefit (expense) on other income and expenses | 913 | (828)
Net other income | (3,530) | 2,128
Interest expense: |  |
Interest expense | 10,798 | 11,075
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction | (944) | (831)
Net interest expense | 9,854 | 10,244
Equity loss of subsidiaries | 0 | 0
Net (loss) income | (20,307) | (7,640)
Consolidating Adjustments |  |
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements |  |
Operating revenue | 0 | 0
Operations: |  |
Water production costs | 0 | 0
Administrative and general | 0 | 0
Other operations | (146) | (146)
Maintenance | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization | (20) | (21)
Income tax (benefit) expense | 202 | 218
Property and other taxes | 0 | 0
Total operating (income) expenses | 36 | 51
Net operating income (loss) | (36) | (51)
Other income and expenses: |  |
Non-regulated revenue | (700) | (759)
Non-regulated expenses | 0 | 0
Other components of net periodic benefit cost | 0 | 0
Allowance for equity funds used during construction | 0 | 0
Income tax benefit (expense) on other income and expenses | 196 | 212
Net other income | (504) | (547)
Interest expense: |  |
Interest expense | (554) | (613)
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction | 0 | 0
Net interest expense | (554) | (613)
Equity loss of subsidiaries | 20,404 | 7,734
Net (loss) income | 20,418 | 7,749
Parent Company | Reportable Legal Entities |  |
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements |  |
Operating revenue | 0 | 0
Operations: |  |
Water production costs | 0 | 0
Administrative and general | 0 | 0
Other operations | 0 | 0
Maintenance | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization | 24 | 23
Income tax (benefit) expense | (118) | (135)
Property and other taxes | 0 | 0
Total operating (income) expenses | (94) | (112)
Net operating income (loss) | 94 | 112
Other income and expenses: |  |
Non-regulated revenue | 555 | 613
Non-regulated expenses | 0 | 0
Other components of net periodic benefit cost | 0 | 0
Allowance for equity funds used during construction | 0 | 0
Income tax benefit (expense) on other income and expenses | (155) | (172)
Net other income | 400 | 441
Interest expense: |  |
Interest expense | 397 | 459
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction | 0 | 0
Net interest expense | 397 | 459
Equity loss of subsidiaries | (20,404) | (7,734)
Net (loss) income | (20,307) | (7,640)
Cal Water | Reportable Legal Entities |  |
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements |  |
Operating revenue | 115,392 | 116,074
Operations: |  |
Water production costs | 51,758 | 43,426
Administrative and general | 26,892 | 26,203
Other operations | 12,155 | 16,122
Maintenance | 6,649 | 6,223
Depreciation and amortization | 22,957 | 20,887
Income tax (benefit) expense | (4,022) | (3,105)
Property and other taxes | 6,426 | 6,506
Total operating (income) expenses | 122,815 | 116,262
Net operating income (loss) | (7,423) | (188)
Other income and expenses: |  |
Non-regulated revenue | 3,591 | 4,628
Non-regulated expenses | (8,255) | (2,038)
Other components of net periodic benefit cost | (1,401) | (1,229)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction | 1,614 | 1,533
Income tax benefit (expense) on other income and expenses | 918 | (810)
Net other income | (3,533) | 2,084
Interest expense: |  |
Interest expense | 10,400 | 10,613
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction | (889) | (776)
Net interest expense | 9,511 | 9,837
Equity loss of subsidiaries | 0 | 0
Net (loss) income | (20,467) | (7,941)
All Other Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities |  |
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements |  |
Operating revenue | 10,171 | 10,037
Operations: |  |
Water production costs | 2,218 | 2,166
Administrative and general | 2,788 | 2,894
Other operations | 1,965 | 1,845
Maintenance | 424 | 232
Depreciation and amortization | 1,531 | 1,479
Income tax (benefit) expense | 1 | 31
Property and other taxes | 802 | 787
Total operating (income) expenses | 9,729 | 9,434
Net operating income (loss) | 442 | 603
Other income and expenses: |  |
Non-regulated revenue | 381 | 419
Non-regulated expenses | (199) | (181)
Other components of net periodic benefit cost | (29) | (30)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction | 0 | 0
Income tax benefit (expense) on other income and expenses | (46) | (58)
Net other income | 107 | 150
Interest expense: |  |
Interest expense | 555 | 616
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction | (55) | (55)
Net interest expense | 500 | 561
Equity loss of subsidiaries | 0 | 0
Net (loss) income | $ 49 | $ 192

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