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REGULATORY LIABILITIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

REGULATORY LIABILITIES [Abstract]

Regulatory Liabilities

Regulatory liabilities comprise:
		(in thousands)
		September 30, 2018				December 31, 2017
Postretirement benefit obligation		$	112			$	112
Utility plant retirement cost obligation			461				549
Deferred income taxes (related to TCJA)			23,354				22,540
		$	23,927			$	23,201

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Tabular disclosure of regulatory liabilities. Detailed information about liabilities that result from rate actions of a regulator. Rate actions of a regulator can impose a liability on a regulated enterprise resulting in a regulatory liability.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 980
-SubTopic 405
-Section 25
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6500807&loc=d3e48068-110394

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