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Fair Value Measurement (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis

The following table summarizes the fair value of the Company’s investment in California Water Service Group as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2013

Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets

Significant Observable Inputs

Significant Unobservable Inputs

Total

(Level 1)

(Level 2)

(Level 3)

Assets:

Investment in California Water Service Group

$

7,826

7,826

—

—

Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2012

Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets

Significant Observable Inputs

Significant Unobservable Inputs

Total

(Level 1)

(Level 2)

(Level 3)

Assets:

Investment in California Water Service Group

$

7,067

7,067

—

—

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of assets, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, by class that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 820

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25499696&loc=d3e19190-110258



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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 820

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (a),(b)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25499696&loc=d3e19207-110258

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