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Balancing and Memorandum Account Recovery Procedures (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Regulated Operations [Abstract]  
Public Utilities General Disclosures
San Jose Water Company met the recognition requirements for certain of its balancing and memorandum accounts and certain amounts subject to balancing and memorandum accounts and increased revenue and regulatory assets as follows:
 
Three months ended September 30, 2014
 
Three months ended September 30, 2013
Beginning Balance
 
Revenue Increase(Reduction)
 
Refunds (Collections)
 
Ending Balance
 
Beginning Balance
 
Revenue Increase(Reduction)
 
Refunds (Collections)
 
Ending Balance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Memorandum accounts
$
(1,511
)
 
(154
)
 
23

 
(1,642
)
 
$
(1,558
)
 
(279
)
 

 
(1,837
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balancing accounts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Water supply costs
(1,221
)
 
2,477

 
(17
)
 
1,239

 
(1,833
)
 
679

 

 
(1,154
)
Pension
9,672

 
(6,625
)
 
(123
)
 
2,924

 
8,307

 
825

 

 
9,132

2012 General Rate Case true-up

 
46,456

 

 
46,456

 

 

 

 

All others
1,858

 
(81
)
 
(9
)
 
1,768

 
1,314

 
536

 

 
1,850

Total balancing accounts
$
10,309

 
42,227

 
(149
)
 
52,387

 
$
7,788

 
2,040

 

 
9,828

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
$
8,798

 
42,073

 
(126
)
 
50,745

 
$
6,230

 
1,761

 

 
7,991

 
Nine months ended September 30, 2014
 
Nine months ended September 30, 2013
Beginning Balance
 
Revenue Increase(Reduction)
 
Refunds (Collections)
 
Ending Balance
 
Beginning Balance
 
Revenue Increase(Reduction)
 
Refunds (Collections)
 
Ending Balance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Memorandum accounts
$
(1,895
)
 
230

 
23

 
(1,642
)
 
$
(1,887
)
 
928

 
(878
)
 
(1,837
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balancing accounts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Water supply costs
(2,378
)
 
3,634

 
(17
)
 
1,239

 
(1,590
)
 
436

 

 
(1,154
)
Pension
9,734

 
(6,687
)
 
(123
)
 
2,924

 
6,657

 
2,475

 

 
9,132

2012 General Rate Case true-up

 
46,456

 

 
46,456

 

 

 

 

All others
2,229

 
(452
)
 
(9
)
 
1,768

 
369

 
1,481

 

 
1,850

Total balancing accounts
$
9,585

 
42,951

 
(149
)
 
52,387

 
$
5,436

 
4,392

 

 
9,828

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
$
7,690

 
43,181

 
(126
)
 
50,745

 
$
3,549

 
5,320

 
(878
)
 
7,991