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Regulatory Assets and Liabilities (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Regulatory Assets | Regulatory assets and liabilities are comprised of the following as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:
Description |  | March 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
Regulatory assets: |  |  |  |
Income tax temporary differences, net |  | $ | 8,184 |  |  | 8,184 |
Postretirement pensions and other medical benefits |  | 109,168 |  |  | 109,168 |
Balancing and memorandum accounts, net |  | 42,183 |  |  | 45,206 |
Other, net |  | 6,005 |  |  | 6,005 |
Total regulatory assets, net in Consolidated Balance Sheets |  | $ | 165,540 |  |  | 168,563 |
Less: current regulatory asset, net |  | 14,977 |  |  | 16,542 |
Total regulatory assets, net, less current portion |  | $ | 150,563 |  |  | 152,021 |

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