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MDU Resources Group, Inc
(NYSE:MDU) 

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MDU Resources Group, Inc. engages in the regulated energy delivery, and construction materials and services businesses in the United States. The company's Electric segment generates, transmits, and distributes electricity for residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in Montana, N...

Founded: 1924
Full Time Employees: 13,359
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Building Materials

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      operating revenues
    605,977,000 315,036,000 351,186,000 674,833,000                                                                                
      operating expenses:
                                                                                       
      purchased natural gas sold
    239,391,000 58,514,000 96,057,000 317,157,000 223,834,000 53,377,000 94,591,000 258,602,000 200,117,000 55,967,000 115,866,000 371,015,000 313,356,000 61,863,000 115,312,000 267,353,000 202,534,000 41,135,000 63,213,000 176,237,000 136,489,000 31,524,000 56,844,000 165,412,000 151,006,000 31,843,000 54,866,000 183,829,000 133,834,000 32,123,000 56,228,000 181,967,000 147,018,000 33,319,000 57,668,000 192,948,000 139,958,000 34,321,000 47,439,000 161,035,000 144,801,000 37,574,000 66,589,000 202,960,000 193,017,000 47,718,000 84,415,000 244,892,000 199,797,000 35,826,000 70,255,000 199,187,000 146,182,000 35,199,000 58,411,000 185,428,000 175,861,000 50,102,000 101,538,000 244,686,000 185,430,000 51,243,000 97,441,000 233,691,000 219,183,000 57,598,000 106,401,000 356,496,000 278,590,000 65,626,000 145,060,000 145,060,000 276,624,000 177,388,000 60,887,000 40,294,000 98,835,000 74,012,000 28,648,000 39,361,000 126,960,000 135,783,000 33,235,000 
      electric fuel and purchased power
    46,067,000 41,098,000 34,891,000 43,748,000 53,605,000 25,210,000 29,716,000 32,617,000 34,126,000 28,966,000 20,432,000 24,356,000 23,637,000 20,080,000 21,929,000 26,361,000 17,889,000 19,486,000 18,109,000 18,621,000 16,384,000 15,450,000 14,567,000 20,540,000 22,144,000 18,717,000 19,393,000 26,304,000 21,811,000 18,406,000 17,983,000 22,511,000 21,180,000 18,906,000 16,752,000                                                 
      operation and maintenance
    114,905,000 101,762,000 112,887,000 111,047,000                                                                                
      depreciation and amortization
    54,179,000 52,046,000 51,853,000 51,261,000 32,287,000 56,160,000 55,882,000 55,750,000                                                                            
      taxes, other than income
    35,730,000 21,776,000 25,166,000 38,757,000 -35,723,000 38,328,000 44,618,000 58,992,000 39,459,000 39,454,000 49,706,000 80,890,000 58,035,000 56,267,000 61,551,000 67,484,000 47,635,000 48,096,000 53,189,000 62,534,000 50,056,000 50,501,000 52,584,000 64,112,000 48,033,000 46,128,000 47,953,000 54,029,000 40,381,000 38,647,000 40,757,000 48,854,000 39,400,000 38,882,000 40,953,000 47,438,000 34,962,000 36,128,000 37,562,000 44,014,000 32,193,000 32,914,000 35,478,000 47,483,000 41,905,000 45,504,000 49,431,000 55,721,000 42,575,000 45,804,000 47,382,000 52,597,000 44,123,000 41,090,000 42,953,000 47,975,000 41,332,000 39,410,000 42,516,000 49,665,000 39,932,000 37,229,000 40,397,000 45,795,000 37,347,000 37,476,000 38,822,000 52,952,000 45,414,000 46,626,000 53,518,000 53,518,000 54,522,000 44,053,000 39,747,000 37,312,000 32,262,000 31,957,000 32,476,000 33,137,000 33,042,000 31,870,000 32,910,000 
      total operating expenses
    490,272,000 275,196,000 320,854,000 561,970,000 -1,503,053,000 959,712,000 957,799,000 1,077,878,000 994,499,000 916,191,000 1,009,095,000 1,662,865,000 1,682,988,000 1,767,355,000 1,600,351,000 1,349,216,000 1,320,929,000 1,396,844,000 1,285,968,000 1,142,774,000 1,239,270,000 1,383,578,000 1,224,674,000 1,140,303,000 1,247,993,000 1,374,329,000 1,206,262,000 1,026,973,000 1,091,523,000 1,140,783,000 990,605,000 906,917,000 1,039,695,000 1,116,171,000 987,960,000 870,813,000 904,612,000 1,061,883,000 954,983,000 863,401,000 1,007,093,000 1,170,757,000 940,887,000 1,392,857,000 1,053,582,000 1,193,690,000 995,112,000 939,949,000 1,037,307,000 1,135,909,000 969,217,000 827,073,000 1,190,672,000 1,207,553,000 876,248,000 781,750,000 939,171,000 1,032,760,000 848,454,000 823,739,000 912,377,000 1,016,961,000 817,782,000 751,848,000 889,045,000 947,654,000 857,975,000                 
      operating income
    115,705,000 39,840,000 30,332,000 112,863,000 -50,855,000 90,804,000 89,746,000 135,947,000 140,821,000 84,604,000 82,031,000 74,472,000 176,190,000 209,851,000 120,570,000 67,343,000 122,196,000 189,169,000 137,689,000 85,164,000 145,889,000 203,711,000 138,254,000 57,070,000 130,220,000 189,470,000 97,311,000 64,218,000 118,351,000 140,004,000 73,992,000 69,376,000 125,544,000 156,377,000 79,679,000 67,112,000 111,486,000 146,684,000 88,965,000 41,752,000 55,392,000 109,743,000 45,328,000 -474,347,000 109,622,000 176,765,000 98,934,000 102,904,000 147,117,000 149,873,000 91,378,000 104,531,000 -109,529,000 -34,035,000 91,714,000 71,057,000 126,578,000 119,421,000 82,303,000 78,066,000 130,174,000 108,962,000 88,662,000 82,929,000 127,484,000 160,273,000 100,065,000 -540,919,000 -17,323,000 203,297,000 198,491,000 198,491,000 127,572,000 156,210,000 179,156,000 142,785,000 78,969,000 131,389,000 184,562,000 124,399,000 91,101,000 119,794,000 149,595,000 
      yoy
    -327.52% -56.13% -66.20% -16.98% -136.11% 7.33% 9.40% 82.55% -20.07% -59.68% -31.96% 10.59% 44.19% 10.93% -12.43% -20.93% -16.24% -7.14% -0.41% 49.23% 12.03% 7.52% 42.07% -11.13% 10.03% 35.33% 31.52% -7.43% -5.73% -10.47% -7.14% 3.37% 12.61% 6.61% -10.44% 60.74% 101.27% 33.66% 96.27% -108.80% -49.47% -37.92% -54.18% -560.96% -25.49% 17.94% 8.27% -1.56% -234.32% -540.35% -0.37% 47.11% -186.53% -128.50% 11.43% -8.98% -2.76% 9.60% -7.17% -5.86% 2.11% -32.01% -11.40% -115.33% -835.92% -21.16% -49.59% -372.52% -113.58% 30.14% 10.79% 39.01% 61.55% 18.89% -2.93% 14.78% -13.32% 9.68% 23.37%     
      qoq
    190.42% 31.35% -73.12% -321.93% -156.01% 1.18% -33.98% -3.46% 66.45% 3.14% 10.15% -57.73% -16.04% 74.05% 79.04% -44.89% -35.40% 37.39% 61.68% -41.62% -28.38% 47.35% 142.25% -56.17% -31.27% 94.71% 51.53% -45.74% -15.47% 89.22% 6.65% -44.74% -19.72% 96.26% 18.73% -39.80% -24.00% 64.88% 113.08% -24.62% -49.53% 142.11% -109.56% -532.71% -37.98% 78.67% -3.86% -30.05% -1.84% 64.01% -12.58% -195.44% 221.81% -137.11% 29.07% -43.86% 5.99% 45.10% 5.43% -40.03% 19.47% 22.90% 6.91% -34.95% -20.46% 60.17% -118.50% 3022.55% -108.52% 2.42% 0.00% 55.59% -18.33% -12.81% 25.47% 80.81% -39.90% -28.81% 48.36% 36.55% -23.95% -19.92%  
      other income
    2,605,000 7,298,000 9,945,000 4,997,000 -920,000 13,838,000 14,662,000 13,787,000 12,421,000 8,918,000 9,959,000 10,868,000 9,256,000 4,769,000 -4,246,000 -2,400,000 8,106,000 5,930,000 9,027,000 3,354,000 13,042,000 4,612,000 10,063,000  3,590,000 3,014,000 1,615,000 7,595,000 1,216,000 2,683,000 1,599,000 582,000 1,294,000 1,011,000 782,000 1,017,000 1,294,000 1,741,000 872,000 1,246,000 12,971,000 3,498,000 2,320,000 2,324,000 2,410,000 2,644,000 2,777,000 2,132,000 1,765,000 2,326,000 1,436,000 1,242,000 2,592,000 1,702,000 1,249,000 1,098,000 1,430,000 1,282,000 1,908,000 1,900,000 1,089,000 1,740,000 2,686,000 2,502,000 2,255,000 2,923,000 2,435,000 1,719,000 2,090,000 395,000 -37,000 -37,000 1,565,000 2,648,000 3,456,000 883,000 1,332,000 2,377,000 4,502,000 2,912,000 2,398,000 2,987,000 1,751,000 
      interest expense
    32,685,000 26,417,000 25,445,000 26,822,000 21,567,000 29,466,000 28,609,000 28,706,000 31,767,000 32,129,000 26,459,000 38,020,000 34,532,000 31,369,000 28,113,000 25,260,000 23,760,000 23,389,000 23,381,000 23,453,000 23,387,000 23,761,000 24,818,000 24,553,000 24,493,000 25,258,000 25,429,000 23,407,000 22,412,000 20,955,000 20,800,000 20,447,000 20,810,000 20,909,000 20,766,000 20,303,000 20,483,000 22,278,000 22,219,000 23,776,000 23,204,000 22,946,000 23,790,000 23,149,000 22,104,000 22,425,000 21,516,000 20,971,000 20,605,000 21,012,000 21,427,000 20,874,000 19,770,000 19,840,000 17,650,000 19,439,000 19,712,000 19,589,000 20,036,000 22,017,000 21,061,000 20,944,000 20,490,000 20,516,000 21,399,000 20,945,000 20,759,000 20,997,000 23,765,000 19,921,000 19,186,000 19,186,000 18,656,000 18,309,000 19,074,000 17,478,000 17,376,000 18,693,000 20,240,000 19,159,000 14,084,000 14,184,000 14,207,000 
      income before income taxes
    85,625,000 20,721,000 14,832,000 91,038,000 -73,342,000 75,176,000 75,799,000 121,028,000 137,861,000 91,543,000 205,551,000 47,320,000 150,914,000 183,251,000 88,211,000 39,683,000 106,542,000 171,710,000 123,335,000 65,065,000 135,544,000 184,562,000 123,499,000 31,512,000 109,317,000 167,226,000 73,497,000 48,406,000 90,837,000 121,732,000 54,791,000 49,511,000 106,028,000 136,479,000 59,695,000 47,826,000 92,297,000 126,147,000 67,618,000 19,222,000 45,159,000 90,295,000 23,858,000 -495,172,000 90,230,000 156,887,000 79,898,000 84,116,000 128,525,000 131,126,000 71,380,000 84,588,000 19,970,500 -49,785,000 75,698,000 53,969,000 110,729,000 101,940,000 65,124,000 58,433,000 134,048,000 92,286,000 73,118,000 67,098,000   83,819,000  -38,102,000 185,638,000 181,307,000 181,307,000 112,306,000 142,291,000 175,320,000 130,220,000 64,979,000 116,980,000 171,653,000 111,052,000 82,617,000 110,271,000 138,939,000 
      income taxes
    4,678,000 2,371,000 655,000 8,571,000 -30,784,000 13,017,000 15,225,000 20,130,000 -32,838,000 13,325,000 57,918,000 8,977,000 33,936,000 35,318,000 17,579,000 7,950,000 20,060,000 32,748,000 23,164,000 12,949,000 23,412,000 31,547,000 23,657,000 5,973,000 14,513,000 31,098,000 10,352,000 7,317,000 14,856,000 14,363,000 10,716,000 7,551,000 -9,365,000 46,930,000 15,290,000 12,188,000 25,751,000 37,761,000 21,320,000 4,558,000 13,083,000 36,895,000 9,801,000 -185,727,000 10,151,000 54,769,000 27,118,000 27,932,000 37,177,000 46,576,000 24,988,000 27,996,000 6,129,000 -20,253,000 26,691,000 18,079,000 36,642,000 37,840,000 19,889,000 15,904,000 41,747,000 31,276,000 24,180,000 25,326,000 38,051,000 51,957,000 28,508,000 -214,607,000 -26,835,000 67,256,000 65,800,000 65,800,000 41,255,000 47,444,000 70,823,000 48,184,000 23,572,000 34,447,000 61,555,000 39,610,000 29,371,000 37,004,000 51,716,000 
      income from continuing operations
    80,947,000 18,350,000 14,177,000 82,467,000 -42,558,000 62,159,000 60,574,000 100,898,000 170,699,000 78,218,000 147,633,000 38,343,000 116,978,000 147,933,000 70,632,000 31,733,000 86,482,000 138,962,000 100,171,000 52,116,000 112,132,000 153,015,000 99,842,000 25,539,000 94,804,000 136,128,000 63,145,000 41,089,000 75,981,000 107,369,000 44,075,000 41,960,000 115,393,000 89,549,000 44,405,000 35,638,000 66,546,000 88,386,000 46,298,000 14,664,000 32,076,000 53,400,000 14,057,000 -309,445,000 80,079,000 102,118,000 52,780,000 56,184,000 91,348,000 84,550,000 46,392,000 56,592,000 13,841,500 -29,532,000 49,007,000 35,890,000 74,087,000 64,100,000 45,235,000 42,529,000         -11,267,000 118,382,000 115,507,000 115,507,000 71,051,000 94,847,000 104,497,000 82,036,000 41,407,000 82,533,000 110,098,000     
      discontinued operations, net of tax
    -130,000 -39,000 -397,000 -502,000 97,716,000 2,456,000 -138,000  34,000 -3,289,000 -16,941,000 10,000 110,000 38,000 35,000           0.01                 -1,290          40  30     10                 30  -10     
      net income
    80,817,000 18,311,000 13,780,000 81,965,000 55,158,000 64,615,000 60,436,000 100,898,000 170,733,000 74,929,000 130,692,000 38,353,000 117,088,000 147,971,000 70,667,000 31,763,000 86,534,000 139,276,000 100,190,000 52,131,000 112,294,000 153,078,000 99,703,000 25,130,000 95,065,000 137,637,000 61,825,000 40,926,000 78,828,000 107,251,000 43,802,000 42,437,000 115,312,000 87,351,000 41,215,000 37,325,000  82,986,000  13,829,000   -237,358,000 -309,445,000 82,750,000 102,121,000 53,327,000 56,139,000 91,290,000 84,432,000 46,333,000 56,515,000 15,058,250 -29,671,000 54,113,000 35,790,000 61,007,000 63,974,000 45,067,000 42,977,000 88,940,000 61,010,000 48,938,000 41,772,000 72,634,000 92,584,000 55,311,000 -343,803,000 -11,267,000 118,382,000 115,507,000 115,507,000 71,051,000 94,722,000 201,262,000 89,475,000 46,662,000 82,581,000 108,487,000 71,442,000 53,246,000 73,267,000 87,223,000 
      yoy
    46.52% -71.66% -77.20% -18.76% -67.69% -13.77% -53.76% 163.08% 45.82% -49.36% 84.94% 20.75% 35.31% 6.24% -29.47% -39.07% -22.94% -9.02% 0.49% 107.45% 18.12% 11.22% 61.27% -38.60% 20.60% 28.33% 41.15% -3.56% -31.64% 22.78% 6.28% 13.70%  5.26%  169.90%    -104.47%   -545.10% -651.21% -9.35% 20.95% 15.10% -0.67% 506.25% -384.56% -14.38% 57.91% -75.32% -146.38% 20.07% -16.72% -31.41% 4.86% -7.91% 2.88% 22.45% -34.10% -11.52% -112.15% -744.66% -21.79% -52.11% -397.65% -115.86% 24.98% -42.61% 29.09% 52.27% 14.70% 85.52% 25.24% -12.37% 12.71% 24.38%     
      qoq
    341.36% 32.88% -83.19% 48.60% -14.64% 6.91% -40.10% -40.90% 127.86% -42.67% 240.76% -67.24% -20.87% 109.39% 122.48% -63.29% -37.87% 39.01% 92.19% -53.58% -26.64% 53.53% 296.75% -73.57% -30.93% 122.62% 51.07% -48.08% -26.50% 144.85% 3.22% -63.20% 32.01% 111.94% 10.42%        -23.30% -473.95% -18.97% 91.50% -5.01% -38.50% 8.12% 82.23% -18.02% 275.31% -150.75% -154.83% 51.20% -41.33% -4.64% 41.95% 4.86% -51.68% 45.78% 24.67% 17.16% -42.49% -21.55% 67.39% -116.09% 2951.42% -109.52% 2.49% 0.00% 62.57% -24.99% -52.94% 124.94% 91.75% -43.50% -23.88% 51.85% 34.17% -27.33% -16.00%  
      earnings per share - basic:
                                                                                       
      earnings per share - basic
    0.39 0.09 0.07 0.4 0.27 0.32 0.3 0.5 0.84 0.37 0.64 0.19 0.58 0.73 0.35 0.16 0.43 0.68 0.5 0.26 0.56 0.76 0.5 0.13 0.303 0.69 0.31 0.21                                                        
      earnings per share - diluted:
                                                                                       
      earnings per share - diluted
    0.39 0.09 0.07 0.4 0.26 0.32 0.3 0.49 0.83 0.37 0.64 0.19 0.58 0.73 0.35 0.16 0.43 0.68 0.5 0.26 0.56 0.76 0.5 0.13 0.303 0.69 0.31 0.21                                                        
      weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic
    205,438 204,331 204,331 204,142 203,867 203,888 203,888 203,779 203,640 203,638 203,635 203,624 203,358 203,351 203,351 203,351 202,076 202,863 201,345 200,708 200,502 200,522 200,522 200,440 198,612,000 199,343 198,270 196,401 195,720,000 196,018,000 195,524,000 195,304,000 195,304,000 195,304,000 195,304,000 195,304,000 195,299,000 195,304,000 195,304,000 195,284,000 194,928,000 195,151,000 194,805,000 194,479,000 192,507,000 193,949,000 192,060,000 189,820,000 188,855,000 188,831,000 188,831,000 188,831,000 188,826,000 188,831,000 188,831,000 188,811,000 188,763,000                     180,234,000    118,910,000  
      weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted
    206,994 205,285 205,211 204,959 204,653 204,678 204,582 204,187 203,938 203,886 203,877 203,910 203,462 203,644 203,401 203,391 202,383 203,190 201,693 200,952 200,571 200,619 200,539 200,456 198,626,000 199,383 198,287 196,414 196,150,000 196,265,000 196,169,000 195,982,000 195,687,000 195,783,000 195,973,000 196,023,000 195,618,000 195,811,000 195,699,000 195,284,000 194,986,000 195,169,000 194,838,000 194,479,000 192,587,000 194,300,000 192,659,000 190,432,000 189,693,000 189,638,000 189,463,000 189,222,000 188,826,000 188,831,000 189,107,000 189,182,000 188,905,000                     181,392,000    119,660,000  
      operating revenues:
                                                                                       
      electric, natural gas distribution and regulated pipeline
        303,153,750 286,053,000 340,544,000 586,017,000 495,678,000 279,534,000 340,492,000 673,757,000 595,231,000 263,614,000 323,457,000 553,456,000 450,326,000 237,065,000 260,568,000 442,381,000 378,995,000 210,115,000 241,353,000 418,682,000                                                            
      non-regulated pipeline, construction services and other
        524,817,750 764,463,000 707,001,000 627,808,000 639,642,000 721,261,000 750,634,000                                                                         
      total operating revenues
        827,971,500 1,050,516,000 1,047,545,000 1,213,825,000 1,135,320,000 1,000,795,000 1,091,126,000 1,737,337,000 1,859,178,000 1,977,206,000 1,720,921,000 1,416,559,000 1,443,125,000 1,586,013,000 1,423,657,000 1,227,938,000 1,385,159,000 1,587,289,000 1,362,928,000 1,197,373,000 1,378,213,000 1,563,799,000 1,303,573,000 1,091,191,000 1,209,874,000 1,280,787,000 1,064,597,000 976,293,000 1,165,239,000 1,272,548,000 1,067,639,000 937,925,000 1,016,098,000 1,208,567,000 1,043,948,000 905,153,000 1,062,485,000 1,280,500,000 986,215,000 918,510,000 1,163,204,000 1,370,455,000 1,094,046,000 1,042,853,000 1,184,424,000 1,285,782,000 1,060,595,000 931,604,000 1,081,143,000 1,173,518,000 967,962,000 852,807,000 1,065,749,000 1,152,181,000 930,757,000 901,805,000 1,042,551,000 1,125,923,000 906,444,000 834,777,000 1,016,529,000 1,107,927,000 958,040,000                 
      operation and maintenance:
                                                                                       
      total operation and maintenance
        547,886,750 786,637,000 732,992,000 671,917,000 666,076,000 738,658,000 769,593,000 1,104,742,000 1,207,307,000 1,546,852,000 1,316,801,000 907,897,000 976,270,000 1,212,898,000 1,077,796,000 811,659,000 964,073,000 1,214,019,000 1,029,171,000 821,000,000 958,730,000 1,212,620,000 1,021,031,000 702,914,000 836,590,000 996,591,000 822,084,000 600,856,000 779,749,000 972,909,000                                                  
      unrealized gain on retained shares in knife river
                                                                                       
      depreciation, depletion and amortization
            39,719,250 53,146,000 53,498,000 81,862,000 80,653,000 82,293,000 84,758,000 80,121,000 76,601,000 75,229,000 73,661,000 73,723,000 72,268,000 72,084,000 71,508,000 69,239,000 68,080,000 65,021,000 63,019,000 59,897,000 58,907,000 55,016,000 53,553,000 52,729,000 52,348,000 52,155,000 51,658,000 51,325,000 53,092,000 54,094,000 54,248,000 60,259,000 62,761,000 57,817,000 54,154,000 95,507,000 95,188,000 103,497,000 103,126,000 99,557,000 98,040,000 99,966,000 95,289,000 93,561,000 98,347,000 91,850,000 83,627,000 85,380,000 86,534,000 88,897,000 83,290,000 84,674,000 83,777,000 84,841,000 81,547,000 78,678,000 77,301,000 79,547,000 80,449,000 93,245,000 95,885,000 93,226,000 89,678,000 89,678,000 87,231,000 83,686,000 78,400,000 70,044,000 69,802,000 67,908,000 71,312,000 69,105,000 63,377,000 63,650,000 60,580,000 
      unrealized gain on investment in knife river
            42,542,500 30,150,000 140,020,000                                                                         
      non-regulated pipeline, construction materials and contracting, construction services and other
               1,063,580,000 1,263,947,000 1,713,592,000 1,397,464,000 863,103,000 992,799,000 1,348,948,000 1,163,089,000 785,557,000 1,006,164,000 1,377,174,000                                                              
      income from discontinued operations, net of tax
                   30,000 52,000 314,000 19,000 15,000 162,000 63,000   261,000 1,509,000   2,847,000   477,000    1,687,000       -251,415,000  2,671,000 3,000 547,000    -59,000  8,700,000 -139,000 5,106,000 -100,000 38,500 -126,000 -168,000 448,000              -125,000 96,765,000 7,439,000 5,255,000 48,000 -1,611,000     
      nonregulated pipeline, construction materials and contracting, construction services and other
                          1,121,575,000 778,691,000                                                            
      loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
                          -139,000                         -45,000    -77,000                                
      electric, natural gas distribution and regulated pipeline and midstream
                            393,995,000 209,444,000 236,247,000 439,617,000 361,466,000 200,617,000 226,684,000 424,459,000 378,724,000 206,936,000 225,485,000 433,614,000 357,457,000 192,079,000 206,052,000 385,738,000                                            
      nonregulated pipeline and midstream, construction materials and contracting, construction services and other
                            984,218,000 1,354,355,000 1,067,326,000 651,574,000 848,408,000 1,080,170,000 837,913,000 551,834,000 786,515,000 1,065,612,000 842,154,000 504,311,000 658,641,000 1,016,488,000 837,896,000                                             
      loss on redemption of preferred stocks
                                      600,000                                                 
      dividends declared on preferred stocks
                                       171,000 171,000 171,000 171,000 171,000 171,000 171,000 171,000 171,000 171,000 171,000 171,000 171,000 171,000 171,000 171,000 171,000 171,000 171,000 171,000 171,000                            
      earnings on common stock
                                78,828,000 107,251,000 43,802,000 42,437,000 115,312,000 87,351,000 40,615,000 37,154,000 65,559,000 82,815,000  24,698,000 52,363,000 -139,619,000 -229,775,000 -306,088,000 84,084,000 103,038,000 53,935,000 56,491,000 91,278,000 84,285,000 46,341,000 56,344,000 -61,158,000 -29,842,000 53,942,000 35,619,000 60,836,000 63,803,000 44,896,000 42,806,000 88,768,000 60,838,000 48,767,000 41,600,000   55,140,000  -11,438,000 118,211,000 115,336,000 115,336,000 70,880,000 94,550,000 201,090,000 89,304,000 46,491,000 82,410,000 108,316,000 71,271,000 53,075,000 73,095,000 87,052,000 
      earnings per common share - basic:
                                                                                       
      earnings before discontinued operations
                                390 550 220 220 600 460 220 180 340 450 240 130 240 320 110 -1,570 420 530 280 300 480 450 250 300 -370 -160 260 190    220             390    230 460 610     
      earnings per common share - basic
                                400 550 220 220 590 450 210 190 340 420 -560 130 270 -720 -1,180 -1,570 440 530 280 300   250 300 -330 -160 290 190                      460 600     
      earnings per common share - diluted:
                                                                                       
      earnings per common share - diluted
                                400 550 220 220 590 450 210 190 340 420 -560 130 270 -720 -1,180 -1,570 440 530 280 300   240 300 -330 -160 290 190                      450 600     
      dividends declared per common share
                                148.125 197.5 197.5 197.5 144.375 192.5 192.5 192.5 140.625 187.5 187.5 187.5 136.875 182.5 182.5 182.5 133.125 177.5 177.5 177.5 129.375 172.5 172.5 172.5 172.5 167.5 167.5 167.5                            
      loss from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interest
                                                                                       
      discontinued operations attributable to the company, net of tax
                                       10                                                
      fuel and purchased power
                                       21,886,000 20,787,000 16,800,000 15,914,000 22,011,000 22,477,000 20,616,000 19,327,000 23,819,000 22,486,000 19,236,000 21,046,000 26,544,000 23,768,000 19,983,000 18,169,000 21,608,000 21,133,000 17,634,000 15,193,000 18,420,000 15,701,000 17,357,000 14,474,000 16,954,000 17,765,000 15,283,000 13,106,000 16,911,000 16,632,000 15,188,000 15,166,000 18,731,000 21,270,000 19,568,000 15,718,000 15,718,000 18,778,000 16,678,000 20,331,000 15,489,000 17,118,000 17,803,000 20,727,000 16,872,000 16,373,000 16,572,000 16,286,000 
      loss on common stock
                                          -109,324,000                                             
      nonregulated pipeline and midstream, construction materials and contracting, construction services, refining and other
                                           519,415,000                                            
      cost of crude oil
                                           39,800,000 43,637,000 69,122,000 44,781,000 2,270,000                                        
      net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
                                              -7,754,000 -3,528,000 -597,500 -1,088,000 -779,000 -523,000 -51,000 -24,000 -179,000                                 
      electric, natural gas distribution and regulated pipeline and energy services
                                            201,746,500 185,224,000 215,472,000                                         
      nonregulated pipeline and energy services, construction materials and contracting, construction services and other
                                            580,519,500 1,095,276,000 770,743,000                                         
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
                                                                                       
      electric, natural gas distribution and pipeline and energy services
                                               427,444,000 408,587,000 211,536,000 254,689,000 491,541,000 420,904,000 192,103,000 227,442,000 424,124,000 347,227,000 184,863,000 204,455,000 395,081,000 378,848,000 212,848,000 274,538,000 477,481,000 403,003,000 223,602,000 272,177,000 460,245,000 439,208,000 206,867,000 263,617,000 594,576,000 290,617,000 268,882,000 376,324,000 376,324,000 517,263,000 174,765,750 235,562,000 195,488,000 268,011,000 158,397,500 171,954,000 171,221,000 291,561,000 155,896,250 186,104,000 
      exploration and production, construction materials and contracting, construction services and other
                                               491,066,000 754,617,000 1,158,919,000 839,357,000 551,312,000 763,520,000 1,093,679,000 833,153,000 507,480,000 733,916,000 988,655,000 763,507,000 457,726,000                            
      write-down of oil and natural gas properties
                                               500,400,000         40,025,000 160,100,000                              
      loss from equity method investments
                                                -85,750 -97,000 -297,000                                     
      earnings from equity method investments
                                                   51,000 -95,000 -61,000 -7,000 -311,000 1,358,000 2,388,000 385,000 1,253,000 2,433,000 826,000 949,000 484,000 23,846,000 2,528,000 2,260,000 2,183,000 2,345,000 2,290,000 2,078,000 1,787,000 896,000 1,867,000 2,039,000 2,039,000 1,825,000 1,742,000 11,782,000 4,030,000 2,054,000 1,907,000 2,829,000 2,900,000 3,202,000 1,674,000 1,800,000 
      income from discontinued operations, net oftax
                                                    -63,500 -118,000                                  
      earnings per common share -- basic:
                                                                                       
      earnings per common share -- basic
                                                    247.5 450          230 200 320 260 220   300      390    260    440   
      earnings per common share -- diluted:
                                                                                       
      earnings per common share -- diluted
                                                    247.5 440          230 200 320 260 220   300      390    250    440   
      construction services, natural gas and oil production, construction materials and contracting, and other
                                                            504,969,250 939,333,000 656,219,000 424,324,000 639,548,000 902,321,000 634,267,000 374,532,000 577,321,000 901,060,000 694,423,000 499,429,000 636,261,250 1,064,952,000 875,448,000 875,448,000 604,644,000           
      dividends on preferred stocks
                                                            128,500 171,000 171,000 171,000 172,000 172,000 171,000 172,000 171,000 171,000 171,000 171,000 171,000 171,000 171,000 171,000 171,000 172,000 172,000 171,000 171,000 171,000 171,000 171,000 171,000 172,000 171,000 
      earnings per common share – basic:
                                                                                       
      earnings per common share – diluted:
                                                                                       
      dividends per common share
                                                               162.5 162.5 157.5 157.5 157.5 157.5 155 155 155     145    135 135 135  190   
      weighted-average common shares outstanding -- basic
                                                               188,671,000  188,170,000 188,129,000 187,963,000   183,964,000            180,291,000  119,882,000   
      weighted-average common shares outstanding -- diluted
                                                               188,815,000  188,338,000 188,267,000 188,220,000   184,398,000            181,307,000  120,610,000   
      write-down of natural gas and oil properties
                                                                       620,000,000                
      income (loss) before income taxes
                                                                    110,685,000 144,541,000  -558,410,000                
      earnings (loss) on common stock
                                                                    72,463,000 92,413,000  -343,974,000                
      earnings (loss) per common share -- basic
                                                                    -267.5 500  -1,870                
      earnings (loss) per common share -- diluted
                                                                    -267.5 500  -1,870                
      weighted average common shares outstanding -- basic
                                                                     185,160,000  183,787,000     182,599,000    181,341,000       
      weighted average common shares outstanding -- diluted
                                                                     185,425,000  183,787,000     183,130,000    182,337,000       
      construction services, natural gas and oil production, construction materials and mining, and other
                                                                             579,025,750 1,009,748,000 786,877,000 519,480,000       
      construction services, natural gas and oil production, construction materials and mining, independent power production and other
                                                                             470,692,250 807,139,000 629,782,000 445,851,000 586,245,250 1,018,682,000 802,562,000 523,733,000   
      utility services, natural gas and oil production, construction materials and mining, independent power production and other
                                                                                     454,436,000 880,758,000 
      asset impairments
                                                                                       
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        assets
                                                                                        
        current assets:
                                                                                        
        cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
      53,295,000 75,853,000 58,801,000 59,541,000 66,904,000 104,016,000 94,438,000 89,296,000 76,975,000 32,493,000                                                                         
        receivables
      222,967,000 132,240,000 156,728,000 269,246,000 274,303,000 934,473,000 926,804,000 932,146,000 942,782,000 893,019,000 934,173,000 1,291,949,000 1,305,642,000 1,298,019,000 1,184,116,000 948,024,000 946,741,000 979,862,000 903,831,000 784,582,000 873,986,000 1,009,433,000 920,824,000 835,468,000 836,605,000 968,279,000 890,579,000 722,152,000 722,945,000 787,344,000 743,687,000 664,319,000 727,030,000 739,402,000 661,771,000 554,185,000 630,243,000 665,142,000 637,166,000 537,744,000 590,105,000 677,928,000 627,169,000 564,090,000 693,318,000 784,028,000 731,247,000 690,761,000 713,067,000 787,311,000 734,765,000 635,564,000 678,123,000 743,274,000 654,609,000 539,589,000 646,251,000 641,389,000 566,366,000 533,279,000 583,743,000 585,487,000 502,454,000 467,790,000 531,980,000 519,572,000 559,842,000 580,700,000 707,109,000 784,351,000 769,379,000 769,379,000 697,079,000 715,484,000 748,858,000 642,559,000 548,542,000 721,770,000 651,192,000 547,997,000 603,959,000 632,207,000 
        current regulatory assets
      190,679,000 179,149,000 141,744,000 143,341,000 215,436,000 241,008,000 217,822,000 158,614,000 172,492,000 169,248,000 193,162,000 216,318,000 165,092,000 148,160,000 102,535,000 89,078,000 118,691,000 133,135,000 109,581,000 98,452,000 68,527,000 79,125,000 60,557,000 55,206,000                                                           
        inventories
      19,485,000 44,272,000 19,713,000 18,457,000 44,940,000 91,889,000 69,736,000 57,429,000 87,392,000 80,235,000 60,154,000 425,834,000 387,525,000 398,642,000 401,433,000 380,316,000 335,609,000 312,285,000 316,328,000 316,737,000 291,167,000 286,223,000 302,837,000 305,958,000 278,407,000 286,057,000 325,944,000 311,535,000 287,309,000 270,293,000 278,239,000 257,792,000 226,583,000 232,555,000 249,870,000 250,609,000 238,273,000 245,790,000 265,849,000 276,812,000 253,727,000 258,341,000 314,405,000 336,598,000 300,811,000 302,705,000 331,422,000 301,332,000 282,391,000 314,571,000 345,885,000 334,872,000 317,415,000 315,767,000 333,392,000 313,341,000 274,205,000 269,569,000 277,327,000 262,696,000 252,897,000 261,680,000 260,163,000 253,931,000 249,804,000 268,677,000 285,814,000 276,268,000 261,524,000 276,138,000 267,125,000 267,125,000 227,017,000 229,255,000 254,710,000 221,179,000 206,250,000 226,398,000 207,746,000 172,481,000 172,201,000 193,934,000 
        current environmental allowances
      25,238,000                                                                                  
        prepayments and other current assets
      47,886,000 69,853,000 64,940,000 50,966,000 64,676,000 96,434,000 88,239,000 82,459,000 84,082,000 63,805,000 60,502,000 81,424,000 72,972,000 104,850,000 105,753,000 89,586,000 95,741,000 83,364,000 74,259,000 68,409,000 44,120,000 61,706,000 48,194,000 60,230,000 115,805,000 140,053,000 155,893,000 151,391,000 119,500,000 88,760,000 52,035,000 59,481,000 81,304,000 89,625,000 63,953,000 79,254,000 48,461,000 49,081,000 50,309,000 57,821,000 35,189,000 56,604,000 81,355,000 98,503,000 76,848,000 72,900,000 93,980,000 99,229,000 49,510,000 56,257,000 58,870,000 68,828,000 42,351,000 71,579,000 85,729,000 64,897,000 43,316,000 48,851,000 71,604,000 73,556,000 60,441,000 99,466,000 97,953,000 104,437,000 66,021,000 77,736,000 117,381,000 135,734,000 171,314,000 189,224,000 175,293,000 175,293,000 114,935,000 64,998,000 129,421,000 95,235,000 96,766,000 80,545,000 93,203,000 72,961,000 40,539,000 42,100,000 
        total current assets
      559,550,000 501,367,000 441,926,000 541,551,000 666,259,000 1,467,820,000 1,397,039,000 1,319,944,000 1,363,723,000 1,515,013,000 1,544,834,000 2,108,714,000 2,011,748,000 2,024,291,000 1,859,231,000 1,571,908,000 1,550,943,000 1,565,887,000 1,461,945,000 1,323,274,000 1,337,347,000 1,502,557,000 1,396,770,000 1,373,388,000 1,297,701,000 1,461,815,000 1,444,810,000 1,235,229,000 1,184,132,000 1,214,045,000 1,116,192,000 1,040,814,000 1,069,995,000 1,099,242,000 1,015,970,000 942,073,000 977,475,000 1,144,625,000 1,157,503,000 1,054,936,000 1,021,042,000 1,196,644,000 1,282,764,000 1,161,546,000 1,194,973,000 1,417,672,000 1,276,206,000 1,204,530,000 1,116,688,000 1,254,970,000 1,292,247,000 1,149,234,000 1,128,081,000 1,249,400,000 1,233,824,000 1,078,153,000 1,194,638,000 1,132,018,000 1,071,031,000 1,064,003,000 1,167,168,000 1,035,523,000 969,299,000 989,761,000 1,061,658,000 970,549,000 1,063,852,000                
        noncurrent assets:
                                                                                        
        property, plant and equipment
      8,325,077,000 7,863,725,000 7,711,004,000 7,617,007,000 7,554,063,000 7,703,249,000 7,560,455,000 7,441,589,000 7,341,116,000 7,211,680,000 7,083,229,000 9,475,608,000 9,364,038,000 9,257,067,000 9,099,752,000 8,958,600,000 8,972,849,000 8,634,737,000 8,417,559,000 8,288,879,000 8,300,770,000 8,203,751,000 8,063,435,000 8,008,338,000 7,908,628,000 7,746,754,000 7,625,654,000 7,502,368,000 7,397,321,000 7,102,960,000 6,975,919,000 6,842,967,000 6,770,829,000 6,658,891,000 6,591,382,000 6,544,077,000 6,510,229,000 6,588,445,000 6,526,563,000 6,878,595,000 6,817,668,000 6,627,269,000 6,556,058,000 9,299,713,000 9,693,171,000 9,438,609,000 9,390,538,000 9,150,269,000 8,803,866,000 8,651,334,000 8,454,204,000 8,303,065,000 8,107,751,000 8,129,872,000 8,068,177,000 7,798,770,000 7,646,222,000 7,506,833,000 7,394,616,000 7,271,173,000 7,218,503,000 7,163,515,000 7,085,632,000 6,875,397,000 6,766,582,000 6,698,227,000 6,651,088,000 6,550,825,000 7,062,237,000 6,665,008,000 6,507,164,000 6,507,164,000 6,303,570,000 5,930,246,000 5,740,966,000 4,953,171,000 4,850,268,000 5,044,720,000 4,925,546,000 4,702,848,000 4,594,355,000 4,397,510,000 
        less accumulated depreciation and amortization
      2,327,742,000 2,272,380,000 2,276,447,000 2,238,371,000 2,209,771,000 2,322,543,000 2,295,499,000 2,262,789,000 2,220,206,000                                                                          
        net property, plant and equipment
      5,997,335,000 5,591,345,000 5,434,557,000 5,378,636,000 5,344,292,000 5,380,706,000 5,264,956,000 5,178,800,000 5,120,910,000 5,020,166,000 4,922,790,000 6,152,714,000 6,091,545,000 5,993,850,000 5,888,812,000 5,800,509,000 5,756,388,000 5,458,981,000 5,287,842,000 5,192,508,000 5,166,939,000 5,087,946,000 4,998,602,000 4,968,526,000 4,917,142,000 4,801,826,000 4,722,380,000 4,643,382,000 4,578,677,000 4,306,311,000 4,217,756,000 4,117,483,000 4,079,188,000 3,991,129,000 3,953,284,000 3,934,774,000 3,931,327,000 4,004,879,000 3,974,622,000 4,334,653,000 4,311,097,000 4,171,867,000 4,111,924,000 5,066,520,000 5,526,764,000 5,346,592,000 5,378,680,000 5,195,827,000 4,931,379,000 4,855,282,000 4,744,525,000 4,624,530,000 4,498,839,000 4,582,945,000 4,590,059,000 4,379,196,000 4,285,014,000 4,199,400,000 4,158,199,000 4,096,519,000 4,115,180,000 4,107,388,000 4,084,969,000 3,939,944,000 3,894,117,000 3,874,831,000 3,744,264,000                
        goodwill
      345,736,000 345,736,000 345,736,000 345,736,000 345,736,000 488,960,000 488,960,000 488,960,000 488,960,000 488,960,000 488,960,000 763,500,000 763,500,000 763,262,000 763,262,000 763,262,000 765,386,000 717,646,000 717,863,000 714,963,000 714,963,000 712,677,000 708,664,000 713,527,000 681,358,000 681,349,000 679,395,000 679,395,000 664,922,000 640,203,000 642,374,000 631,791,000 631,791,000 631,791,000 631,791,000 631,791,000 631,791,000 641,527,000 641,527,000 641,527,000 635,204,000 635,204,000 635,204,000 635,204,000 635,204,000 636,039,000 636,039,000 636,039,000 636,039,000 636,039,000 636,039,000 636,039,000 636,039,000 636,039,000 635,389,000 635,389,000 634,931,000 634,931,000 634,931,000 634,931,000 634,633,000 634,633,000 634,654,000 634,633,000 629,463,000 629,036,000 622,131,000 621,566,000 615,735,000 442,702,000 437,832,000 437,832,000 430,309,000 425,698,000 430,644,000 227,029,000 226,937,000 237,839,000 242,955,000 230,439,000 230,865,000 214,939,000 
        regulatory assets
      293,973,000 305,890,000 309,302,000 312,008,000 322,350,000 343,578,000 351,334,000 414,433,000 447,099,000 428,969,000 345,185,000 349,500,000 329,659,000 344,442,000 347,061,000 359,228,000 357,851,000 379,245,000 376,913,000 379,917,000 379,381,000 369,764,000 351,025,000 348,189,000                                                           
        investments
      117,920,000 118,443,000 115,784,000 117,599,000 115,459,000 130,602,000 123,391,000 119,396,000 124,235,000 139,327,000 139,569,000 172,467,000 161,913,000 157,860,000 161,247,000 174,555,000 175,476,000 171,859,000 173,157,000 167,741,000 165,022,000 158,440,000 154,779,000 145,237,000 148,656,000 144,417,000 145,746,000 144,616,000 138,620,000 143,303,000 140,053,000 138,451,000 137,613,000 133,895,000 131,726,000 129,009,000 125,866,000 126,048,000 124,531,000 121,955,000 119,704,000 118,063,000 119,446,000 118,407,000 117,920,000 115,656,000 116,594,000 113,763,000 112,939,000 108,664,000 106,508,000 106,846,000 103,243,000 102,139,000 99,343,000 113,799,000 109,424,000 109,249,000 116,368,000 117,015,000 103,661,000 152,577,000 142,212,000 141,443,000 145,416,000 137,340,000 125,361,000 114,058,000 114,290,000 118,865,000 121,279,000 121,279,000 113,286,000 118,602,000 112,283,000 136,585,000 133,454,000 155,989,000 106,226,000 103,404,000 98,217,000 100,954,000 
        environmental allowances
      148,896,000                                                                                  
        other
      220,526,000 322,959,000 298,612,000 265,944,000 244,722,000 270,078,000 250,507,000 240,633,000 211,865,000 198,459,000 165,910,000 161,306,000 165,509,000 185,094,000 173,670,000 160,019,000 157,675,000 143,565,000 144,653,000 150,248,000 144,111,000 147,205,000 154,026,000 153,017,000 506,207,000 504,842,000 466,957,000 455,048,000 408,857,000 408,178,000 409,407,000 412,456,000 407,850,000 419,846,000 416,759,000 409,745,000 415,419,000 360,537,000 360,520,000 359,977,000 366,485,000 355,720,000 362,407,000 326,542,000 325,277,000 247,539,000 249,532,000 246,394,000 251,188,000 298,061,000 297,040,000 295,215,000 299,160,000 314,133,000 324,299,000 312,103,000 311,275,000 262,107,000 253,515,000 254,472,000 257,636,000 260,722,000 255,473,000 249,454,000 231,321,000 230,632,000 242,436,000 254,240,000 256,218,000 161,770,000 166,019,000 166,019,000 149,752,000 146,455,000 152,607,000 113,193,000 107,639,000 104,402,000 103,141,000 112,110,000 92,332,000 90,256,000 
        total noncurrent assets
      7,124,386,000 6,684,373,000 6,503,991,000 6,419,923,000 6,372,559,000 6,704,829,000 6,563,297,000 6,519,927,000 6,469,436,000 6,354,136,000 6,140,016,000 7,733,873,000 7,649,033,000 7,582,839,000 7,469,894,000 7,398,807,000 7,359,492,000 7,002,976,000 6,836,266,000 6,746,001,000 6,716,025,000 6,622,942,000 6,514,362,000 6,477,128,000                                                           
        total assets
      7,683,936,000 7,185,740,000 6,945,917,000 6,961,474,000 7,038,818,000 8,172,649,000 7,960,336,000 7,839,871,000 7,833,159,000 7,869,149,000 7,684,850,000 9,842,587,000 9,660,781,000 9,607,130,000 9,329,125,000 8,970,715,000 8,910,435,000 8,568,863,000 8,298,211,000 8,069,275,000 8,053,372,000 8,125,499,000 7,911,132,000 7,850,516,000 7,683,059,000 7,730,611,000 7,591,493,000 7,278,923,000 6,988,110,000 6,718,193,000 6,533,970,000 6,348,852,000 6,334,666,000 6,344,445,000 6,230,498,000 6,148,458,000 6,284,467,000 6,353,206,000 6,389,584,000 6,618,400,000 6,627,608,000 6,985,319,000 7,270,055,000 7,317,385,000 7,809,978,000 7,774,094,000 7,668,317,000 7,408,849,000 7,061,332,000 7,167,108,000 7,091,671,000 6,828,182,000 6,682,491,000 6,902,671,000 6,901,570,000 6,538,631,000 6,556,125,000 6,359,953,000 6,257,381,000 6,191,291,000 6,303,549,000 6,216,955,000 6,112,806,000 5,981,847,000 5,990,952,000 5,872,572,000 5,823,364,000                
        liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                                                                        
        current liabilities:
                                                                                        
        long-term debt due within one year
      214,700,000 164,700,000 136,700,000 161,700,000 161,700,000 218,777,000 193,608,000 60,700,000 61,319,000 61,319,000 1,319,000 78,031,000 78,031,000 214,453,000 214,453,000 147,953,000 148,053,000 1,548,000 1,549,000 1,552,000 1,555,000 1,558,000 16,560,000 16,560,000 16,540,000 65,810,000 51,822,000 251,846,000 251,854,000 3,915,000 109,199,000 149,199,000 148,499,000 148,499,000 83,499,000 43,499,000 43,598,000 93,598,000 58,598,000 104,915,000 243,789,000 262,664,000 418,539,000 409,292,000 269,449,000 149,101,000 42,215,000 12,227,000 12,277,000 44,024,000 69,091,000 171,094,000 134,108,000 240,564,000 282,199,000 202,215,000 139,267,000 76,600,000 62,571,000 12,785,000 72,797,000 73,417,000 72,551,000 72,572,000 12,629,000 27,790,000 27,879,000 28,621,000 78,666,000 87,394,000 87,366,000 87,366,000 211,669,000 161,682,000 131,971,000 131,661,000 83,446,000 98,980,000 159,168,000 101,707,000 101,758,000 86,802,000 
        accounts payable
      124,377,000 122,109,000 107,178,000 109,133,000 150,070,000 489,100,000 442,568,000 420,168,000 475,215,000 414,479,000 399,339,000 547,188,000 657,168,000 630,699,000 579,064,000 449,746,000 478,933,000 525,704,000 431,878,000 379,348,000 426,264,000 436,718,000 433,362,000 384,339,000 403,391,000 378,370,000 356,059,000 352,180,000 358,505,000 339,713,000 330,926,000 267,994,000 312,327,000 304,101,000 279,211,000 239,013,000 279,962,000 281,373,000 275,791,000 260,432,000 310,466,000 292,612,000 272,988,000 259,881,000 382,671,000 410,382,000 424,201,000 399,935,000 404,961,000 437,740,000 411,621,000 375,942,000 388,015,000 402,241,000 379,840,000 321,369,000 337,228,000 305,695,000 304,049,000 267,922,000 301,132,000 299,094,000 266,069,000 241,465,000 281,906,000 267,320,000 332,957,000 355,951,000 432,358,000 391,188,000 396,715,000 396,715,000 333,894,000 369,235,000 310,509,000 284,208,000 244,059,000 319,415,000 294,951,000 231,374,000 269,021,000 300,509,000 
        regulatory liabilities due within one year
      148,409,000 143,822,000 134,254,000 140,165,000 137,167,000 157,068,000 158,535,000 90,115,000 70,761,000 45,013,000 48,057,000 44,395,000 26,440,000 18,599,000 17,884,000 31,186,000 16,303,000 16,491,000 23,454,000 34,266,000 31,450,000 39,837,000 48,000,000 60,072,000                                                           
        taxes payable
      44,217,000 43,328,000 53,428,000 65,218,000 43,372,000 61,879,000 63,029,000 81,972,000 58,110,000 49,500,000 60,284,000 73,914,000 70,810,000 93,565,000 84,970,000 90,572,000 80,372,000 87,455,000 78,805,000 88,711,000 88,844,000 96,708,000 80,882,000 58,743,000 48,970,000 53,505,000 46,731,000 55,319,000 41,929,000 50,461,000 47,803,000 57,354,000 42,537,000 108,946,000 55,037,000 74,638,000 48,164,000 59,747,000 45,749,000 50,222,000 45,775,000 44,267,000 38,966,000 48,436,000 45,631,000 105,027,000 48,985,000 61,847,000 74,175,000 80,392,000 89,896,000 55,748,000 46,475,000 54,903,000 46,919,000 51,019,000 70,176,000 77,190,000 45,065,000 49,852,000 56,186,000 46,928,000 39,976,000 69,077,000 55,540,000 64,656,000 42,151,000 71,238,000 49,784,000 62,657,000 46,200,000 46,200,000 85,366,000 60,407,000 114,427,000 38,769,000 67,223,000 46,633,000 31,919,000 61,592,000 50,533,000 75,263,000 
        dividends payable
      28,659,000 28,606,000 26,563,000 26,563,000 26,511,000 26,024,000 25,029,000 25,044,000 25,461,000 25,455,000 45,310,000 45,306,000 45,245,000 44,229,000 44,229,000 44,229,000 44,229,000 43,212,000 42,791,000 42,740,000 42,611,000 41,608,000 41,608,000 41,608,000 41,580,000 40,460,000 40,225,000 39,875,000 39,695,000 38,714,000 38,714,000 38,573,000 38,573,000 37,596,000 37,596,000 37,767,000 37,767,000 36,791,000 36,791,000 36,791,000 36,784,000 35,807,000 35,734,000 35,687,000 35,607,000 34,607,000 34,388,000 33,980,000 33,737,000 32,745,000 32,745,000 32,744,000 171,000 31,800,000 31,800,000 31,800,000 31,794,000 30,850,000 30,850,000 30,850,000 30,773,000 29,810,000 29,802,000 29,796,000 29,749,000 29,012,000 28,686,000 28,685,000 28,640,000 28,572,000 26,723,000 26,723,000 26,677,000 26,619,000 26,616,000 24,725,000 24,693,000 24,569,000 22,967,000 22,964,000 22,951,000 22,935,000 
        accrued compensation
      20,097,000 31,628,000 20,795,000 18,175,000 35,264,000 97,041,000 63,927,000 47,394,000 85,512,000 94,230,000 66,555,000 65,509,000 88,662,000 99,824,000 98,159,000 64,796,000 81,904,000 105,867,000 95,909,000 69,612,000 90,629,000 110,730,000 85,525,000 55,199,000 99,269,000 93,642,000 71,508,000 45,383,000 69,007,000 62,836,000 53,933,000 35,087,000 72,919,000 67,097,000 52,951,000 32,350,000 65,867,000 58,604,000 56,390,000 41,137,000 46,130,000 60,277,000 48,420,000 37,797,000 62,775,000 66,119,000 50,024,000 40,016,000 69,661,000 62,746,000 44,159,000 31,382,000 48,448,000 48,792,000 37,774,000 28,463,000 47,804,000 44,100,000 37,978,000 25,774,000 40,121,000 41,648,000 35,989,000 22,607,000 47,425,000 49,082,000 44,141,000 35,543,000 55,646,000 62,380,000 55,631,000 55,631,000 40,470,000 66,255,000         
        current environmental obligations
      24,086,000                                                                                  
        other accrued liabilities
      113,797,000 132,356,000 115,873,000 113,622,000 124,514,000 203,353,000 178,566,000 174,296,000 181,471,000 154,147,000 143,235,000 245,511,000 232,231,000 232,364,000 208,290,000 203,670,000 207,078,000 212,140,000 188,187,000 201,246,000 198,514,000 226,863,000 182,597,000 172,561,000 221,502,000 225,925,000 218,442,000 213,541,000 221,059,000 221,620,000 208,696,000 204,328,000 186,010,000 184,580,000 181,030,000 188,373,000 184,377,000 191,904,000 196,701,000 189,275,000 171,592,000 157,650,000 164,675,000 179,672,000 172,561,000 173,247,000 179,402,000 185,287,000 171,106,000 171,420,000 185,389,000 205,394,000 204,698,000 233,773,000 244,922,000 255,172,000 259,320,000 226,986,000 224,220,000 227,088,000 222,639,000 205,777,000 172,446,000 187,368,000 192,729,000 162,200,000 158,661,000 162,271,000 140,408,000 165,072,000 295,153,000 295,153,000 226,782,000 163,990,000 266,149,000 155,890,000 143,045,000 166,582,000 157,438,000 139,900,000 184,665,000 255,355,000 
        total current liabilities
      718,342,000 666,549,000 594,791,000 634,576,000 678,598,000 1,281,375,000 1,149,859,000 922,823,000 1,075,733,000 1,173,655,000 1,131,765,000 1,636,329,000 1,479,603,000 1,468,302,000 1,380,675,000 1,166,728,000 1,092,240,000 1,072,919,000 944,360,000 900,037,000 963,522,000 1,066,990,000 999,719,000 824,479,000 866,427,000 1,033,677,000 912,602,000 1,062,779,000 986,050,000 725,218,000 800,984,000 764,261,000 812,858,000 856,568,000 693,805,000 618,034,000 669,659,000 744,202,000 702,377,000 761,467,000 947,639,000 941,678,000 1,080,265,000 986,865,000 968,694,000 938,527,000 796,664,000 745,478,000 784,900,000 845,807,000 865,889,000 917,183,000 850,115,000 1,025,145,000 1,024,491,000 910,221,000 898,753,000 764,449,000 723,419,000 654,770,000 768,076,000 727,177,000 640,693,000 662,913,000 667,185,000 644,963,000 691,614,000                
        noncurrent liabilities:
                                                                                        
        long-term debt
      2,381,296,000 2,188,485,000 2,045,235,000 2,031,976,000 2,130,910,000 2,233,520,000 2,207,009,000 2,325,697,000 2,236,904,000 2,279,828,000 2,246,103,000 2,769,037,000 2,763,394,000 2,773,999,000 2,713,514,000 2,599,810,000 2,593,847,000 2,326,718,000 2,335,500,000 2,251,722,000 2,211,575,000 2,268,732,000 2,265,316,000 2,438,675,000 2,226,567,000 2,180,946,000 2,327,984,000 1,946,181,000 1,856,841,000 1,911,555,000 1,743,711,000 1,630,343,000 1,566,354,000 1,592,053,000 1,677,977,000 1,659,507,000 1,746,561,000 1,808,350,000 1,928,709,000 1,822,139,000 1,627,443,000 2,012,441,000 1,958,263,000 1,780,694,000 1,825,278,000 2,061,456,000 2,144,879,000 2,093,605,000 1,842,286,000 1,967,872,000 1,937,663,000 1,618,569,000 1,610,867,000 1,502,413,000 1,383,432,000 1,213,974,000 1,285,411,000 1,347,014,000 1,369,534,000 1,414,077,000 1,433,955,000 1,437,171,000 1,508,714,000 1,426,146,000 1,486,677,000 1,471,833,000 1,636,592,000 1,614,786,000 1,568,636,000 1,418,330,000 1,474,908,000 1,474,908,000 1,269,963,000 1,146,781,000 1,146,708,000 1,224,286,000 1,155,117,000 1,307,050,000 1,299,175,000 1,134,889,000 1,104,752,000 1,047,245,000 
        deferred income taxes
      448,260,000 434,099,000 426,556,000 429,825,000 441,320,000 453,155,000 454,826,000 461,808,000 458,548,000 526,654,000 515,661,000 642,069,000 631,303,000 617,996,000 597,733,000 587,940,000 591,962,000 557,582,000 538,633,000 528,551,000 516,098,000 533,524,000 516,760,000 515,711,000 506,583,000 487,194,000 457,588,000 444,965,000 430,085,000 405,761,000 362,896,000 346,218,000 347,271,000 652,413,000 668,239,000 666,905,000 668,226,000 31,378,000 33,938,000 33,868,000 32,849,000 32,009,000 38,171,000 32,987,000 23,806,000 13,041,000 29,110,000 29,427,000 25,048,000 26,284,000 27,959,000 29,885,000 22,846,000 25,345,000 21,451,000 42,239,000 40,407,000 14,713,000 33,732,000 45,206,000 32,890,000 25,552,000 17,755,000 18,543,000 28,145,000 13,050,000 2,490,000 10,143,000 20,344,000 8,225,000 47,442,000 47,442,000 27,897,000 7,046,000 3,069,000 1,396,000 2,702,000 8,698,000 11,637,000 10,286,000 9,062,000 3,416,000 
        regulatory liabilities
      474,957,000 473,812,000 468,168,000 463,879,000 459,170,000 463,790,000 461,366,000 523,484,000 521,050,000 495,112,000 455,877,000 454,669,000 448,454,000 433,212,000 433,019,000 433,628,000 428,790,000 426,141,000 428,467,000 429,060,000 428,075,000 434,936,000 438,652,000 443,205,000                                                           
        asset retirement obligations
      436,209,000 419,616,000 415,137,000 410,715,000 406,351,000 397,952,000 393,743,000 388,451,000 384,371,000 384,083,000 380,058,000 409,547,000 405,885,000 472,931,000 467,995,000 463,080,000 458,061,000 455,522,000 450,620,000 445,170,000 440,356,000 425,567,000 422,169,000 417,469,000                                                           
        environmental obligations
      135,857,000                                                                                  
        total noncurrent liabilities
      4,061,956,000 3,796,097,000 3,619,222,000 3,583,762,000 3,669,646,000 3,833,289,000 3,792,673,000 3,936,107,000 3,852,193,000 3,938,060,000 3,846,892,000 4,630,876,000 4,594,049,000 4,646,970,000 4,561,640,000 4,443,269,000 4,435,321,000 4,163,666,000 4,155,049,000 4,068,932,000 4,010,745,000 4,045,744,000 4,013,726,000 4,189,445,000                                                           
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                                        
        stockholders' equity:
                                                                                        
        common stockauthorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par valueshares issued - 209,006,024 at march 31, 2026, 204,331,170 atmarch 31, 2025 and 204,382,821 at december 31, 2025
      209,006,000                                                                                  
        other paid-in capital
      1,550,364,000 1,473,739,000 1,472,150,000 1,470,512,000 1,473,738,000 1,470,429,000 1,468,483,000 1,466,551,000 1,466,235,000 1,462,939,000 1,460,735,000 1,461,294,000 1,466,037,000 1,455,241,000 1,454,131,000 1,451,464,000 1,461,205,000 1,458,208,000 1,422,169,000 1,382,158,000 1,371,385,000 1,366,494,000 1,363,182,000 1,360,564,000 1,355,404,000 1,351,990,000 1,315,511,000 1,284,060,000 1,248,576,000 1,247,151,000 1,245,858,000 1,227,285,000 1,233,412,000 1,232,766,000 1,231,892,000 1,231,171,000 1,232,478,000 1,231,396,000 1,230,342,000 1,229,431,000 1,230,119,000 1,228,875,000 1,220,615,000 1,214,867,000 1,207,188,000 1,200,591,000 1,186,900,000 1,110,221,000 1,056,996,000 1,041,787,000 1,040,379,000 1,038,970,000 1,039,080,000 1,038,066,000 1,036,935,000 1,035,800,000 1,035,739,000 1,034,411,000 1,033,366,000 1,032,040,000 1,026,349,000 1,022,469,000 1,020,206,000 1,018,441,000 1,015,678,000 1,001,313,000 941,773,000 940,369,000 938,299,000 928,415,000 925,784,000 925,784,000 917,159,000 912,806,000 909,805,000 895,838,000 891,990,000 872,973,000 856,366,000 913,026,000 909,006,000 901,302,000 
        retained earnings
      1,160,843,000 1,061,407,000 1,071,909,000 1,084,899,000 1,029,699,000 1,401,555,000 1,363,604,000 1,328,812,000 1,253,693,000 1,108,616,000 1,059,517,000 1,943,917,000 1,951,138,000 1,879,600,000 1,775,947,000 1,749,726,000 1,762,410,000 1,720,232,000 1,624,405,000 1,567,551,000 1,558,363,000 1,489,085,000 1,377,879,000 1,319,988,000 1,336,647,000 1,283,044,000 1,185,967,000 1,164,509,000 1,163,602,000 1,124,830,000 1,056,424,000 1,051,469,000 1,040,748,000 964,275,000 914,632,000 911,702,000 912,282,000 884,339,000 838,257,000 984,315,000 996,355,000 980,421,000 1,155,777,000 1,421,220,000 1,762,827,000 1,713,774,000 1,645,291,000 1,625,692,000 1,603,130,000 1,546,000,000 1,494,419,000 1,480,784,000 1,457,146,000 1,550,569,000 1,612,169,000 1,589,985,000 1,586,123,000 1,556,550,000 1,523,546,000 1,509,449,000 1,497,439,000 1,439,050,000 1,407,950,000 1,388,914,000 1,377,039,000 1,334,255,000 1,270,778,000 1,244,248,000 1,616,830,000 1,656,767,000 1,567,035,000 1,567,035,000 1,478,327,000 1,433,585,000 1,365,497,000 1,190,935,000 1,126,270,000 1,046,933,000 963,194,000 914,899,000 884,795,000 834,567,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -16,575,000 -16,383,000 -16,486,000 -16,606,000 -16,798,000 -17,887,000 -18,171,000 -18,310,000 -18,384,000 -17,759,000 -17,697,000 -30,366,000 -30,583,000 -43,246,000 -43,531,000 -40,735,000 -41,004,000 -46,425,000 -46,968,000 -47,510,000 -48,078,000 -40,249,000 -40,809,000           -35,341,000 -35,789,000 -36,185,000  -37,891,000 -38,206,000 -38,582,000   -40,246,000 -40,924,000  -37,032,000 -37,198,000 -37,538,000  -56,937,000 -56,821,000 -56,615,000  -46,448,000 -29,575,000 -52,930,000   -32,268,000  -31,261,000          -97,292,000 -97,292,000 -48,855,000 -9,393,000  -8,893,000 -19,797,000  -1,000,000 -3,645,000 -33,816,000 -81,421,000 
        total stockholders' equity
      2,903,638,000 2,723,094,000 2,731,904,000 2,743,136,000 2,690,574,000 3,057,985,000 3,017,804,000 2,980,941,000 2,905,233,000 2,757,434,000 2,706,193,000 3,575,382,000 3,587,129,000 3,491,858,000 3,386,810,000 3,360,718,000 3,382,874,000 3,332,278,000 3,198,802,000 3,100,306,000 3,079,105,000 3,012,765,000 2,897,687,000 2,836,592,000 2,847,246,000 2,795,606,000 2,660,301,000 2,605,692,000 2,566,775,000 2,521,293,000 2,451,078,000 2,426,111,000 2,429,043,000 2,353,917,000 2,302,952,000 2,313,905,000 2,316,244,000 2,285,061,000 2,237,610,000 2,382,381,000 2,396,505,000 2,376,631,000 2,542,931,000 2,801,728,000 3,134,041,000 3,083,255,000 3,000,506,000 2,901,588,000 2,823,164,000 2,731,593,000 2,678,720,000 2,663,882,000 2,648,248,000 2,742,930,000 2,820,272,000 2,773,598,000 2,775,567,000 2,791,079,000 2,725,350,000 2,689,083,000 2,692,802,000    2,571,647,000    2,761,076,000     2,531,319,000         
        total liabilities and stockholders' equity
      7,683,936,000 7,185,740,000 6,945,917,000 6,961,474,000 7,038,818,000 8,172,649,000 7,960,336,000 7,839,871,000 7,833,159,000 7,869,149,000 7,684,850,000 9,842,587,000 9,660,781,000 9,607,130,000 9,329,125,000 8,970,715,000 8,910,435,000 8,568,863,000 8,298,211,000 8,069,275,000 8,053,372,000 8,125,499,000 7,911,132,000 7,850,516,000 7,683,059,000 7,730,611,000 7,591,493,000 7,278,923,000 6,988,110,000 6,718,193,000 6,533,970,000 6,348,852,000 6,334,666,000 6,344,445,000 6,230,498,000                  6,682,491,000 6,902,671,000 6,901,570,000 6,538,631,000 6,556,125,000 6,359,953,000 6,257,381,000 6,191,291,000 6,303,549,000                      
        current assets of discontinued operations
                                                                                        
        noncurrent assets of discontinued operations
                                                                                        
        current liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                                                        
        noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                                                        
        common stockauthorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par valueshares issued - 204,331,170 at september 30, 2025, 203,888,237 atseptember 30, 2024 and 203,934,578 at december 31, 2024
       204,331,000                                                                                 
        common stockauthorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par valueshares issued - 204,331,170 at june 30, 2025, 203,888,237 atjune 30, 2024 and 203,934,578 at december 31, 2024
        204,331,000                                                                                
        common stockauthorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par valueshares issued - 204,331,170 at march 31, 2025, 203,888,237 atmarch 31, 2024 and 203,934,578 at december 31, 2024
         204,331,000                                                                               
        short-term borrowings
              95,000,000 306,400,000 345,000,000 501,500,000 246,500,000 100,000,000 100,000,000 99,958,000  50,000,000 50,000,000 50,000,000 50,000,000 75,000,000 75,000,000   139,988,000 89,983,000 70,000,000            61,525,000 45,500,000 29,500,000 26,000,000 16,100,000     11,500,000 7,000,000 31,600,000 37,500,000 28,200,000 11,000,000       20,000,000 4,700,000 3,700,000 7,700,000 10,300,000   25,500,000 105,100,000 89,030,000 79,960,000 79,960,000  1,700,000         
        common stockauthorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par valueshares issued - 203,934,578 at december 31, 2024 and 203,689,090 at december 31, 2023
          203,935,000                                                                              
        retained shares in knife river
                                                                                        
        other intangible assets
           466,000 960,000 1,482,000 2,004,000 2,526,000 3,049,000 16,334,000 17,532,000 18,745,000 20,040,000 21,389,000 22,578,000 22,241,000 23,401,000 23,961,000 25,496,000 26,376,000 31,515,000 34,250,000 15,246,000 15,511,000 11,323,000 11,680,000 10,815,000 4,318,000 4,190,000 3,465,000 3,837,000 4,209,000 4,785,000 5,347,000 5,925,000 6,529,000 7,160,000 7,803,000 7,342,000 7,908,000 8,506,000 9,166,000 9,840,000 10,596,000 11,266,000 12,296,000 13,099,000 14,092,000 15,312,000 16,318,000 17,129,000 18,015,000 18,656,000 19,991,000 20,843,000 22,248,000 23,337,000 24,351,000 25,271,000 26,112,000 26,199,000 26,612,000 28,977,000 30,184,000 25,320,000 26,573,000 28,392,000 30,730,000 32,485,000 32,485,000 25,562,000 27,792,000 29,115,000 17,150,000 17,929,000 29,850,000 25,550,000 17,869,000 19,059,000 28,487,000 
        operating lease right-of-use assets
           90,439,000 83,189,000 76,223,000 74,363,000 75,729,000 74,553,000 118,052,000 119,375,000 119,586,000 115,802,000 119,845,000 124,138,000 109,439,000 112,437,000 116,663,000 120,113,000 120,534,000 115,751,000 114,382,000 115,323,000 118,764,000 118,795,000 107,486,000                                                       
        operating lease liabilities due within one year
           28,133,000 24,597,000 23,134,000 22,884,000 23,112,000 22,666,000 34,975,000 34,516,000 34,569,000 33,626,000 34,618,000 35,368,000 30,502,000 31,787,000 32,562,000 33,655,000 33,770,000 31,985,000 31,141,000                                                           
        operating lease liabilities
           62,569,000 58,826,000 53,204,000 51,645,000 52,908,000 52,328,000 83,632,000 85,534,000 85,884,000 82,891,000 85,874,000 89,253,000 79,397,000 81,052,000 84,494,000 86,868,000 87,140,000 84,302,000 83,414,000                                                           
        common stockauthorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par valueshares issued - 203,888,237 at september 30, 2024, 203,638,373 atseptember 30, 2023 and 203,689,090 at december 31, 2023
           203,888,000                                                                             
        common stockauthorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par valueshares issued - 203,888,237 at june 30, 2024, 203,638,373 atjune 30, 2023 and 203,689,090 at december 31, 2023
            203,888,000                                                                            
        common stockauthorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par valueshares issued - 203,888,237 at march 31, 2024, 204,162,814 atmarch 31, 2023 and 203,689,090 at december 31, 2023
             203,888,000                                                                           
        treasury stock
                 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000           -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000  -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000   -3,626,000 -3,626,000  -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000  -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000  -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000  -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 -3,626,000 
        common stockauthorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par valueshares issued - 203,689,090 at december 31, 2023 and 204,162,814 at december 31, 2022
              203,689,000                                                                          
        investment in knife river
               276,213,000 246,063,000                                                                        
        less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization
               2,191,514,000 2,160,439,000 3,322,894,000 3,272,493,000 3,263,217,000 3,210,940,000 3,158,091,000 3,216,461,000 3,175,756,000 3,129,717,000 3,096,371,000 3,133,831,000 3,115,805,000 3,064,833,000 3,039,812,000 2,991,486,000 2,944,928,000 2,903,274,000 2,858,986,000 2,818,644,000 2,796,649,000 2,758,163,000 2,725,484,000 2,691,641,000 2,667,762,000 2,638,098,000 2,609,303,000 2,578,902,000 2,583,566,000 2,551,941,000 2,543,942,000 2,506,571,000 2,455,402,000 2,444,134,000 4,233,193,000 4,166,407,000 4,092,017,000 4,011,858,000 3,954,442,000 3,872,487,000 3,796,052,000 3,709,679,000 3,678,535,000 3,608,912,000 3,546,927,000 3,478,118,000 3,419,574,000 3,361,208,000 3,307,433,000 3,236,417,000 3,174,654,000 3,103,323,000 3,056,127,000 3,000,663,000 2,935,453,000 2,872,465,000 2,823,396,000 2,906,824,000 2,839,020,000 2,761,319,000 2,483,697,000 2,408,093,000 2,408,093,000 2,343,585,000 2,270,691,000 2,203,218,000 1,851,825,000 1,799,770,000 1,713,860,000 1,654,465,000 1,597,760,000 1,544,462,000 1,490,465,000 
        common stockauthorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par valueshares issued - 203,638,373 at september 30, 2023, 203,889,661 atseptember 30, 2022 and 204,162,814 at december 31, 2022
               203,638,000                                                                         
        cash and cash equivalents
                50,780,000 93,189,000 80,517,000 74,620,000 65,394,000 64,904,000 54,161,000 57,241,000 57,946,000 55,094,000 59,547,000 66,070,000 64,358,000 116,526,000 66,459,000 67,000,000 71,966,000 49,721,000 53,948,000 67,077,000 41,659,000 58,764,000 34,599,000 37,356,000 40,048,000 50,735,000 46,107,000 59,868,000 85,117,000 90,938,000 84,591,000 88,630,000 144,372,000 122,241,000 81,855,000 233,676,000 90,318,000 83,700,000 45,225,000 66,174,000 114,971,000 74,149,000 49,042,000 74,242,000 101,643,000 91,389,000 162,772,000 118,702,000 107,768,000 136,016,000 222,074,000 36,285,000 65,792,000 106,664,000 175,114,000 61,449,000 34,310,000 44,689,000 51,714,000 57,126,000 82,039,000 82,039,000 71,504,000 105,820,000 94,528,000 68,134,000 51,574,000 70,205,000 116,698,000 109,749,000 107,435,000 98,392,000 
        common stockauthorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par valueshares issued - 203,638,373 at june 30, 2023, 203,889,661 atjune 30, 2022 and 204,162,814 at december 31, 2022
                203,638,000                                                                        
        common stockauthorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par valueshares issued - 204,162,814 at march 31, 2023, 203,889,661 atmarch 31, 2022 and 204,162,814 at december 31, 2022
                 204,163,000                                                                       
        common stockauthorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par valueshares issued - 204,162,814 at december 31, 2022 and 203,889,661 at december 31, 2021
                  204,163,000                                                                      
        common stockauthorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par valueshares issued - 203,889,661 at september 30, 2022, 203,889,661 atseptember 30, 2021 and 203,889,661 at december 31, 2021
                   203,889,000                                                                     
        common stockauthorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par valueshares issued - 203,889,661 at june 30, 2022, 202,822,301 atjune 30, 2021 and 203,889,661 at december 31, 2021
                    203,889,000                                                                    
        common stockauthorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par valueshares issued - 203,889,661 at march 31, 2022, 201,733,458 atmarch 31, 2021 and 203,889,661 at december 31, 2021
                     203,889,000                                                                   
        common stockauthorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par valueshares issued - 203,889,661 at december 31, 2021 and 201,061,198 at december 31, 2020
                      203,889,000                                                                  
        common stockauthorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par valueshares issued - 203,889,661 at september 30, 2021, 201,061,198 atseptember 30, 2020 and 201,061,198 at december 31, 2020
                       203,889,000                                                                 
        common stockauthorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par valueshares issued - 202,822,301 at june 30, 2021, 201,061,198 atjune 30, 2020 and 201,061,198 at december 31, 2020
                        202,822,000                                                                
        common stockauthorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par valueshares issued - 201,733,458 at march 31, 2021, 201,061,198 atmarch 31, 2020 and 201,061,198 at december 31, 2020
                         201,733,000                                                               
        common stockauthorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par valueshares issued - 201,061,198 at december 31, 2020 and 200,922,790 at december 31, 2019
                          201,061,000                                                              
        asset retirement obligations due within one year
                           4,198,000 4,200,000 4,256,000                                                           
        common stockauthorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par valueshares issued - 201,061,198 at september 30, 2020, 200,876,334 atseptember 30, 2019 and 200,922,790 at december 31, 2019
                           201,061,000                                                             
        common stockauthorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par valueshares issued - 201,061,198 at june 30, 2020, 199,539,110 atjune 30, 2019 and 200,922,790 at december 31, 2019
                            201,061,000                                                            
        common stock authorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par value shares issued - 201,061,198 at march 31, 2020, 198,316,808 at march 31, 2019 and 200,922,790 at december 31, 2019
                             201,061,000                                                           
        current assets held for sale
                              425,000 426,000 428,000 430,000 430,000 571,000 572,000 458,000 479,000 304,000 328,000 7,290,000 14,391,000 93,366,000 85,124,000 57,753,000 24,581,000 83,132,000 77,292,000                               179,000   23,871,000      
        deferred charges and other assets:
                                                                                        
        noncurrent assets held for sale
                              1,426,000 2,087,000 2,087,000 2,087,000 2,087,000 1,835,000 3,998,000 4,392,000 4,392,000 64,333,000 76,183,000 95,719,000 196,664,000 69,061,000 123,721,000 97,549,000 166,734,000 499,913,000 749,804,000                                  410,282,000      
        total deferred charges and other assets
                              1,319,560,000 1,322,553,000 1,278,557,000 1,255,696,000 1,086,681,000 1,054,534,000 1,059,969,000 1,052,104,000 1,047,870,000 1,120,179,000 1,129,518,000 1,142,602,000 1,249,799,000 1,077,654,000 1,132,928,000 1,106,856,000 1,175,765,000 1,498,745,000 1,755,921,000 970,912,000 970,321,000 894,174,000 896,837,000 894,729,000 900,326,000 948,192,000 948,391,000 947,572,000 952,328,000 968,187,000 978,344,000 967,483,000 967,049,000 919,286,000 911,783,000 913,754,000 917,540,000 921,467,000 916,326,000 910,699,000 889,761,000 889,852,000 889,887,000                
        current operating lease liabilities
                              31,664,000 32,584,000 31,615,000 30,978,000                                                       
        current liabilities held for sale
                              3,511,000 3,393,000 6,217,000 3,657,000 4,001,000 7,959,000 11,713,000 11,726,000 11,993,000 5,749,000 4,481,000 2,394,000 9,924,000 22,185,000 32,357,000 17,170,000 47,603,000 58,901,000 74,943,000                                  19,150,000      
        deferred credits and other liabilities:
                                                                                        
        noncurrent operating lease liabilities
                              83,742,000 86,166,000 87,172,000 76,444,000                                                       
        total deferred credits and other liabilities
                              1,742,819,000 1,720,382,000 1,690,606,000 1,664,271,000 1,578,444,000 1,560,127,000 1,538,197,000 1,528,137,000 1,526,411,000 1,541,907,000 1,555,764,000 1,557,012,000 1,552,003,000 1,515,593,000 1,520,888,000 1,539,410,000 1,531,978,000 1,516,329,000 1,544,635,000 1,615,383,000 1,766,222,000 1,615,608,000 1,662,332,000 1,619,962,000 1,578,244,000 1,602,939,000 1,593,477,000 1,617,448,000 1,573,261,000 1,632,183,000 1,673,375,000 1,640,838,000 1,596,394,000 1,457,411,000 1,439,078,000 1,433,361,000 1,408,716,000 1,390,486,000 1,335,659,000 1,284,768,000 1,265,443,000 1,239,499,000 1,085,056,000                
        common stock
                                                                                        
        authorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par value shares issued - 200,922,790 at december 31, 2019 and 196,564,907 at december 31, 2018
                              200,923,000                                                          
        authorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par value shares issued - 200,876,334 at september 30, 2019, 196,557,245 at september 30, 2018 and 196,564,907 at december 31, 2018
                               200,876,000                                                         
        authorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par value shares issued - 199,539,110 at june 30, 2019, 196,557,245 at june 30, 2018 and 196,564,907 at december 31, 2018
                                199,539,000                                                        
        authorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par value shares issued - 198,316,808 at march 31, 2019, 195,843,297 at march 31, 2018 and 196,564,907 at december 31, 2018
                                 198,317,000                                                       
        authorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par valueissued - 196,564,907 shares in 2018 and 195,843,297 shares in 2017
                                  196,565,000                                                      
        authorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par value shares issued - 196,557,245 at september 30, 2018 and 195,843,297 at september 30, 2017 and december 31, 2017
                                   196,557,000                                                     
        authorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par value shares issued - 196,557,245 at june 30, 2018 and 195,843,297 at june 30, 2017 and december 31, 2017
                                    196,557,000                                                    
        preferred stocks
                                         15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 
        common stockholders' equity:
                                                                                        
        authorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par value shares issued - 195,843,297 at march 31, 2018 and 2017 and december 31, 2017
                                     195,843,000                                                   
        total common stockholders' equity
                                     2,426,111,000 2,429,043,000 2,353,917,000 2,302,952,000 2,298,905,000 2,301,244,000 2,270,061,000 2,222,610,000 2,367,381,000 2,381,505,000 2,361,631,000 2,527,931,000 2,786,728,000 3,119,041,000 3,068,255,000 2,985,506,000 2,886,588,000 2,808,164,000 2,716,593,000 2,663,720,000 2,648,882,000 2,633,248,000 2,727,930,000 2,805,272,000 2,758,598,000 2,760,567,000 2,776,079,000 2,710,350,000 2,674,083,000 2,677,802,000    2,556,647,000    2,746,076,000     2,516,319,000         
        common stock (note 9)authorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par valueissued - 195,843,297 shares in 2017 and 2016
                                      195,843,000                                                  
        authorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par value shares issued - 195,843,297 at september 30, 2017 and 2016 and december 31, 2016
                                       195,843,000                                                 
        authorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par value shares issued - 195,843,297 at june 30, 2017 and 2016 and december 31, 2016
                                        195,843,000                                                
        liabilities and equity
                                                                                        
        noncurrent liabilities held for sale
                                               31,242,000 35,790,000                                  33,680,000      
        equity:
                                                                                        
        authorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par value shares issued - 195,843,297 at march 31, 2017 and 2016 and december 31, 2016
                                         195,843,000                                               
        noncontrolling interest
                                             113,003,000 124,043,000 138,240,000 143,961,000 132,715,000 115,743,000 75,248,000 63,936,000 48,216,000 32,738,000 18,897,000 15,922,000 11,100,000                               
        total equity
                                         2,313,905,000 2,316,244,000 2,285,061,000 2,237,610,000 2,495,384,000 2,520,548,000 2,514,871,000 2,686,892,000 2,934,443,000 3,249,784,000 3,158,503,000 3,064,442,000 2,949,804,000 2,855,902,000 2,750,490,000 2,694,642,000 2,674,982,000                               
        total liabilities and equity
                                         6,148,458,000 6,284,467,000 6,353,206,000 6,389,584,000 6,618,400,000 6,627,608,000 6,985,319,000 7,270,055,000 7,317,385,000 7,809,978,000 7,774,094,000 7,668,317,000 7,408,849,000 7,061,332,000 7,167,108,000 7,091,671,000 6,828,182,000                               
        common stock (note 9)authorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par valueissued - 195,843,297 shares in 2016 and 195,804,665 shares in 2015
                                          195,843,000                                              
        authorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par value shares issued - 195,843,297 at september 30, 2016, 195,804,665 at september 30, 2015 and december 31, 2015
                                           195,843,000                                             
        other liabilities
                                            820,349,000 811,106,000 811,659,000 755,107,000 755,742,000 810,626,000 813,809,000 727,801,000 736,519,000 720,542,000 718,938,000 794,928,000 810,639,000 814,643,000 818,159,000 834,934,000 833,692,000 842,169,000 827,228,000 710,465,000 711,516,000 731,428,000 736,447,000 718,331,000 708,403,000 680,965,000 674,475,000 691,961,000 544,104,000 551,175,000 562,801,000 430,613,000 472,989,000 472,989,000 416,672,000 396,430,000 398,353,000 349,895,000 357,353,000 295,496,000 281,934,000 280,742,000 272,084,000 264,188,000 
        authorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par value shares issued - 195,843,297 at june 30, 2016, 195,411,301 at june 30, 2015 and 195,804,665 at december 31, 2015
                                            195,843,000                                            
        authorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par value shares issued - 195,843,297 at march 31, 2016, 195,191,129 at march 31, 2015 and 195,804,665 at december 31, 2015
                                             195,843,000                                           
        common stock (note 10)authorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par valueissued - 195,804,665 shares in 2015 and 194,754,812 shares in 2014
                                              195,805,000                                          
        authorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par valueshares issued - 195,804,665 at september 30, 2015, 194,548,389 atseptember 30, 2014 and 194,754,812 at december 31, 2014
                                               195,805,000                                         
        authorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par value
                                                                                        
        shares issued - 195,411,301 at june 30, 2015,194,138,654 at june 30, 2014 and 194,754,812 at december 31, 2014
                                                195,411,000                                        
        commodity derivative instruments
                                                 7,127,000 18,335,000 11,322,000 129,000 81,000 1,447,000 4,373,000 9,797,000 5,936,000 18,304,000 19,193,000 37,000,000 26,698,000 27,687,000 38,794,000 14,234,000 13,250,000 15,123,000 26,803,000 24,932,000 38,146,000 7,761,000 28,421,000 62,048,000 92,577,000 78,164,000              
        shares issued - 195,191,129 at march 31, 2015,191,838,720 at march 31, 2014 and 194,754,812 at december 31, 2014
                                                 195,191,000                                       
        common stock (note 12)authorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par valueissued - 194,754,812 shares in 2014 and 189,868,780 shares in 2013
                                                  194,755,000                                      
        shares issued - 194,548,389 at september 30, 2014, 189,369,450 at september 30, 2013 and 189,868,780 at december 31, 2013
                                                   194,548,000                                     
        shares issued - 194,138,654 at june 30, 2014, 189,369,450 at june 30, 2013 and 189,868,780 at december 31, 2013
                                                    194,139,000                                    
        shares issued - 191,838,720 at march 31, 2014, 189,369,450 at march 31, 2013 and 189,868,780 at december 31, 2013
                                                     191,839,000                                   
        common stock (note 12)authorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par valueissued - 189,868,780 shares in 2013 and 189,369,450 shares in 2012
                                                      189,869,000                                  
        shares issued - 189,369,450 at september 30, 2013 and 2012 and december 31, 2012
                                                       189,369,000                                 
        shares issued - 189,369,450 at june 30, 2013 and 2012 and december 31, 2012
                                                        189,369,000                                
        shares issued - 189,369,450 at march 31, 2013 and 2012 and december 31, 2012
                                                         189,369,000                               
        common stock (note 12)authorized - 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par valueissued - 189,369,450 shares in 2012 and 189,332,485 shares in 2011
                                                          189,369,000                              
        shares issued - 189,369,450 at september 30, 2012, 189,332,485 at september 30, 2011 and 189,332,485 at december 31, 2011
                                                           189,369,000                             
        shares issued - 189,369,450 at june 30, 2012, 189,332,485 at june 30, 2011 and 189,332,485 at december 31, 2011
                                                            189,369,000                            
        shares issued - 189,369,450 at march 31, 2012, 189,332,485 at march 31, 2011 and 189,332,485 at december 31, 2011
                                                             189,369,000                           
        issued - 189,332,485 shares in 2011 and 188,901,379 shares in 2010
                                                              189,332,000                          
        shares issued -- 1.00 par value, 189,332,485 at september 30, 2011, 188,732,200 at september 30, 2010 and 188,901,379 at december 31, 2010
                                                               189,332,000                         
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                               -588,000  -53,112,000  496,000 -463,000 635,000 -20,833,000 -18,338,000 1,669,000 21,109,000 10,365,000 9,288,000     -6,327,000   8,271,000     
        shares issued -- 1.00 par value, 189,332,485 at june 30, 2011, 188,672,532 at june 30, 2010 and 188,901,379 at december 31, 2010
                                                                189,332,000                        
        shares issued -- 1.00 par value, 189,332,485 at march 31, 2011, 188,656,012 at march 31, 2010 and 188,901,379 at december 31, 2010
                                                                 189,332,000                       
        authorized – 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par value
                                                                                        
        issued – 188,901,379 shares in 2010 and 188,389,265 shares in 2009
                                                                  188,901,000                      
        short-term investments
                                                                   250,000 250,000 250,000 2,833,000 1,644,000 1,967,000 2,329,000 2,467,000 13,271,000 13,768,000 13,768,000 13,491,000 91,550,000         
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                        
        stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                        
        common stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                        
        shares issued -- 1.00 par value, 188,732,200 at september 30, 2010, 187,673,037 at september 30, 2009 and 188,389,265 at december 31, 2009
                                                                   188,732,000                     
        total common stockholders’ equity
                                                                   2,647,121,000 2,612,740,000 2,593,020,000  2,501,277,000 2,395,102,000 2,386,599,000  2,774,614,000 2,575,607,000 2,575,607,000 2,526,342,000  2,448,264,000 2,256,670,000 2,177,156,000 2,105,830,000 1,995,450,000 1,940,944,000 1,876,622,000 1,771,014,000 
        total stockholders’ equity
                                                                   2,662,121,000 2,627,740,000 2,608,020,000  2,516,277,000 2,410,102,000 2,401,599,000  2,789,614,000 2,590,607,000 2,590,607,000 2,541,342,000  2,463,264,000 2,271,670,000 2,192,156,000 2,120,830,000 2,010,450,000 1,955,944,000 1,891,622,000 1,786,014,000 
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                   6,216,955,000 6,112,806,000 5,981,847,000 5,990,952,000 5,872,572,000 5,823,364,000                
        shares issued -- 1.00 par value, 188,672,532 at june 30, 2010, 184,508,109 at june 30, 2009 and 188,389,265 at december 31, 2009
                                                                    188,673,000                    
        shares issued -- 1.00 par value, 188,656,012 at march 31, 2010; 184,499,434 at march 31, 2009 and 188,389,265 at december 31, 2009
                                                                     188,656,000                   
        issued – 188,389,265 shares in 2009 and 184,208,283 shares in 2008
                                                                      188,389,000                  
        shares issued – 1.00 par value, 187,673,037 at september 30, 2009, 183,770,147 at september 30, 2008 and 184,208,283 at december 31, 2008
                                                                       187,673,000                 
        shares issued -- 1.00 par value, 184,508,109 at june 30, 2009, 183,706,236 at june 30, 2008 and 184,208,283 at december 31, 2008
                                                                        184,508,000                
        shares issued -- 1.00 par value, 184,499,434 at march 31, 2009; 183,336,872 at march 31, 2008 and 184,208,283 at december 31, 2008
                                                                         184,499,000               
        issued – 184,208,283 shares in 2008 and 182,946,528 shares in 2007
                                                                          184,208,000              
        shares issued -- 1.00 par value, 183,770,147 at september 30, 2008, 182,914,769 at september 30, 2007 and 182,946,528 at december 31, 2007
                                                                           183,770,000             
        current assets held for sale and related to discontinued operations
                                                                                594,000 69,662,000       
        noncurrent assets held for sale and related to discontinued operations
                                                                                140,000 410,662,000       
        current liabilities held for sale and related to discontinued operations
                                                                                 14,156,000       
        noncurrent liabilities held for sale and related to discontinued operations
                                                                                 35,488,000       
        shares issued -- 1.00 par value, 183,706,236 at june 30, 2008, 182,416,029 at june 30, 2007 and 182,946,528 at december 31, 2007
                                                                            183,706,000 183,706,000           
        shares issued -- 1.00 par value 183,336,872 at march 31, 2008, 182,319,441 at march 31, 2007 and 182,946,528 at december 31, 2007
                                                                              183,337,000          
        authorized – 500,000,000 shares, 1.00 par value in 2007, 250,000,000 shares, 1.00 par value in 2006
                                                                                        
        issued – 182,946,528 shares in 2007 and 181,557,543 shares in 2006
                                                                               182,947,000         
        shares issued -- 1.00 par value 182,914,769 at september 30, 2007, 181,279,379 at september 30, 2006 and 181,557,543 at december 31, 2006
                                                                                182,915,000        
        shares issued -- 1.00 par value, 182,416,029 at june 30, 2007, 180,515,943 at june 30, 2006 and 181,557,543 at december 31, 2006
                                                                                 182,416,000       
        shares issued -- 1.00 par value 182,319,441 at march 31, 2007, 120,290,305 at march 31, 2006 and 181,557,543 at december 31, 2006
                                                                                  182,319,000      
        assets current assets:
                                                                                        
        shares issued -- 1.00 par value 181,279,379 at september 30, 2006, 120,191,877 at september 30, 2005 and 120,262,786 at december 31, 2005
                                                                                   181,279,000     
        shares issued -- 1.00 par value 180,515,943 at june 30, 2006, 120,093,303 at june 30, 2005 and 120,262,786 at december 31, 2005
                                                                                    180,516,000    
        shares issued -- 1.00 par value 120,290,305 at march 31, 2006, 118,774,075 at march 31, 2005 and 120,262,786 at december 31, 2005
                                                                                     120,290,000   
        authorized - 250,000,000 shares, 1.00 par value
                                                                                        
        issued - 120,262,786 shares in 2005 and 118,586,065 shares in 2004
                                                                                      120,263,000  
        shares issued -- 1.00 par value 120,191,877 at september 30, 2005, 118,395,863 at september 30, 2004 and 118,586,065 at december 31, 2004
                                                                                       120,192,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
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          operating activities:
                                                                                        
          net income
        80,817,000 18,311,000 13,780,000 81,965,000 55,158,000 64,616,000 60,436,000 100,898,000 170,733,000 74,930,000 130,691,000 38,353,000 117,088,000 147,971,000 70,667,000 31,763,000 86,534,000 139,276,000 100,190,000 52,131,000 112,294,000 153,078,000 99,703,000 25,130,000 95,065,000 137,637,000 61,825,000 40,926,000 78,828,000 107,251,000 43,802,000 42,437,000 115,312,000 87,352,000 41,214,000 37,325,000    13,829,000 38,338,000 -149,226,000 -237,358,000 -309,445,000 82,750,000 102,122,000 53,327,000 56,139,000 91,290,000 84,432,000 46,333,000 56,515,000 -60,987,000 -29,671,000 54,114,000 35,790,000 61,007,000 63,975,000 45,067,000 42,977,000 88,940,000 61,009,000 48,938,000 41,772,000 72,634,000 92,583,000 55,312,000 -343,803,000 -11,267,000 118,382,000 115,507,000 71,051,000 94,722,000 201,261,000 89,475,000 46,662,000 108,487,000 71,443,000 53,246,000 73,267,000 
          loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
        -130,000                                               -45,000    -77,000                             
          income from continuing operations
        80,947,000 18,350,000 14,177,000 82,467,000 -42,558,000 62,159,000 60,574,000 100,898,000 170,699,000 78,218,000 193,165,000 38,343,000 116,978,000 147,933,000 70,632,000 31,733,000 86,482,000 138,962,000 100,171,000 52,116,000 112,132,000 153,014,000 99,842,000 25,539,000 94,804,000 136,128,000 63,145,000 41,089,000 75,981,000 107,369,000 44,076,000 41,960,000 115,393,000 89,550,000 44,405,000 35,638,000 66,546,000 88,386,000 63,500,000 14,664,000 32,076,000 53,401,000 338,662,000 -309,445,000 80,079,000 102,118,000 52,780,000 56,184,000 91,348,000 84,550,000 46,392,000 56,592,000  -29,532,000 49,008,000 35,890,000 74,087,000 64,101,000 45,235,000 42,529,000         -11,267,000 118,382,000 115,507,000 71,051,000 94,847,000 104,496,000 82,036,000 41,407,000     
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                        
          depreciation and amortization
        54,179,000 52,046,000 51,853,000 51,261,000 32,287,000 56,160,000 55,881,000 55,750,000                                                                         
          deferred income taxes
        8,191,000 6,530,000 -5,316,000 -13,687,000 -3,789,000 -3,709,000 -9,639,000 1,059,000 -68,159,000 8,267,000 46,622,000 8,856,000 4,585,000 17,277,000 7,930,000 -6,466,000 29,897,000 15,855,000 4,655,000 9,843,000 -18,210,000 13,528,000 1,068,000 1,813,000 14,193,000 26,469,000 10,095,000 12,658,000 17,307,000 38,242,000         -3,294,000 6,902,000 -12,335,000 -12,238,000 185,507,000 -160,633,000 50,009,000 -23,135,000 24,176,000 35,965,000 40,566,000 26,422,000 -24,873,000 44,663,000  -36,677,000 44,391,000 32,596,000 38,940,000 19,025,000 26,458,000 34,502,000 -4,737,000 35,564,000 27,532,000 8,226,000 30,476,000 6,715,000 21,809,000 -228,764,000 -808,000 30,828,000 22,166,000 12,704,000 25,885,000 16,631,000 11,070,000 13,686,000 11,453,000 10,897,000 6,595,000 18,534,000 
          provision for credit losses
        2,622,000 2,225,000 27,000 3,152,000 1,656,000 1,934,000 681,000 2,287,000 3,855,000 3,907,000 1,669,000 4,193,000 2,875,000 1,014,000 509,000 1,735,000                                                                 
          amortization of debt issuance costs
        366,000 309,000 310,000 309,000 661,000 436,000 503,000 228,000 216,000 199,000 412,000 380,000 381,000 371,000 368,000 341,000                                                                 
          employee stock-based compensation costs
        1,932,000 1,636,000 1,638,000 1,646,000 1,356,000 1,947,000 1,947,000 3,173,000 2,366,000 2,203,000 -1,368,000 3,108,000 3,766,000 1,110,000 2,689,000 2,689,000                                                                 
          pension and postretirement benefit plan net periodic benefit cost
        348,000                                                                                
          unrealized losses on other mark-to-market investments
        505,000                                                                                
          changes in current assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
                                                                                        
          receivables
        33,042,000 6,790,000 114,343,000 15,128,000 -44,820,000 -9,617,000 11,844,000 12,283,000 -50,932,000 37,060,000 109,337,000 14,969,000 -16,435,000 -104,627,000 -236,529,000 -5,723,000 44,414,000 -85,922,000 -107,923,000 89,407,000 107,937,000 -59,340,000 -85,350,000 44,549,000        62,711,000    63,684,000    58,435,000   -139,032,000 101,371,000 79,762,000 -65,095,000 -34,112,000 25,611,000  -41,845,000 -97,843,000 32,206,000  -87,126,000 -104,387,000 101,917,000  -75,088,000 -33,001,000 50,260,000 -1,963,000 -84,223,000 -34,765,000 61,914,000 -8,208,000 -8,635,000 20,464,000 129,318,000 84,096,000 -10,381,000 -76,547,000 29,997,000 27,346,000 -53,519,000 -93,863,000 79,780,000 -69,408,000 -88,641,000 55,778,000 47,360,000 
          inventories
        19,303,000 -25,560,000 -1,633,000 26,590,000 6,553,000 -23,150,000 -11,284,000 28,127,000 -7,900,000 -21,121,000 42,312,000 -40,885,000 14,082,000 3,170,000 -19,760,000 -44,080,000 -20,900,000 3,928,000 283,000 -25,613,000 2,360,000 16,695,000   6,851,000        7,088,000          -23,196,000 -44,408,000  28,704,000 -29,048,000 -19,809,000 28,890,000 31,485,000 -10,797,000 -19,126,000  17,981,000 -20,010,000 -38,357,000  8,150,000 -15,520,000 -13,634,000 7,837,000 -123,000 -6,244,000 -6,198,000 21,801,000 18,742,000 -13,227,000 -13,347,000 26,846,000 -8,938,000 -39,492,000 3,010,000 28,051,000 -18,491,000 -14,929,000 -1,761,000 -17,810,000 -32,969,000 -280,000 27,720,000 
          other current assets
        -14,344,000 -39,142,000 -5,999,000 92,739,000 43,970,000 4,925,000 -4,488,000 36,570,000 15,279,000 -40,547,000 30,694,000 -58,308,000 22,045,000 -44,293,000 -21,603,000 34,491,000 2,449,000 -21,645,000 -5,931,000 -46,837,000 30,332,000 -29,521,000 15,831,000 14,959,000       6,566,000 22,506,000         21,317,000 24,235,000 24,894,000 -20,349,000  17,044,000 -15,136,000 -22,324,000  2,647,000 7,811,000 -25,855,000 18,809,000 15,044,000 -12,000,000 -21,556,000 4,753,000 22,576,000 -703,000 -18,897,000 24,698,000 349,000 2,075,000 -34,546,000 660,000 19,306,000 7,395,000 40,442,000 -203,000 46,631,000 -50,510,000 -60,689,000 32,207,000 -14,304,000 12,672,000 -37,931,000 25,803,000 -13,492,000 -26,125,000 1,961,000 
          accounts payable
        -14,751,000 -156,000 -19,546,000 -28,034,000 -7,619,000 43,029,000 5,615,000 -41,468,000 55,644,000 4,985,000 -43,759,000 -93,549,000 37,829,000 44,005,000 101,471,000 2,980,000 -17,926,000 37,018,000 38,120,000 -41,965,000 -3,170,000 5,738,000   17,017,000 11,664,000 1,042,000 356,000 4,954,000 407,000   -4,084,000 18,486,000   -8,475,000 8,175,000   -12,851,000 17,041,000 98,261,000 -53,334,000  1,270,000 -11,752,000 -11,525,000 -10,733,000 6,877,000 54,031,000 -35,091,000 -15,459,000 28,930,000 22,732,000 -29,851,000  -4,840,000 18,678,000 -21,875,000 -1,949,000 32,946,000 21,631,000 -34,795,000 12,117,000 -7,724,000 -6,397,000 -59,863,000 27,554,000 -18,302,000 47,088,000 -28,135,000 44,664,000 -8,318,000 37,085,000 -48,729,000 34,822,000 55,441,000 -24,980,000 -37,168,000 
          other current liabilities
        -11,182,000 42,308,000 -17,169,000 -11,324,000 -52,309,000 57,817,000 -6,871,000 -3,889,000 24,687,000 23,220,000 2,375,000 16,715,000 -35,095,000 32,928,000 16,092,000 13,086,000 -31,825,000 36,780,000 -8,628,000 -13,977,000 -38,695,000 47,674,000   -2,180,000 37,873,000   -9,686,000 24,122,000   -61,999,000    -12,827,000 15,759,000 19,414,000 13,800,000 -495,000 10,246,000 12,693,000 -16,119,000  69,214,000 -8,092,000 -28,355,000 10,712,000 -4,391,000 30,409,000 -7,338,000  12,568,000 -11,811,000 -33,751,000 2,146,000 41,345,000 5,985,000 -15,738,000 12,436,000 45,466,000 -23,880,000 -21,733,000 9,851,000 31,970,000 -19,495,000 21,713,000 -15,128,000 -34,819,000 -8,098,000 19,307,000 -63,114,000 78,222,000 -12,089,000 -25,951,000 23,576,000 -19,668,000 8,312,000 -23,748,000 
          pension and postretirement benefit plan contributions
        -220,000 -342,000 -2,080,000 -385,000 -443,000 -2,048,000 -501,000 -8,000 -102,000 -7,524,000 142,000 -159,000 -132,000 -113,000                                                                   
          other noncurrent changes
        -11,600,000 -4,564,000 -9,628,000 -2,162,000 33,587,000 -45,350,000 34,912,000 -24,800,000 -19,313,000 -4,968,000 11,400,000 -9,794,000 9,891,000 -11,326,000 -5,648,000 1,139,000 -29,942,000 -17,189,000 -7,184,000 -1,052,000 22,340,000 784,000 -11,249,000 326,000            2,161,000     5,793,000 20,065,000 -6,065,000 -9,537,000  -13,277,000 -8,702,000 -4,936,000  -23,408,000 3,577,000 -4,318,000  -9,613,000 -1,721,000 -8,349,000  -5,939,000 2,541,000 -20,510,000 -8,312,000 -7,077,000 1,877,000 -6,759,000 1,740,000 -1,282,000 4,445,000 -9,586,000 -7,507,000 -6,722,000 -2,842,000 9,223,000 2,364,000 8,337,000 -10,281,000 9,174,000 7,203,000 9,810,000 -3,273,000 8,057,000 
          net cash from continuing operations
        149,338,000 57,947,000 117,612,000 217,974,000 -27,655,000 137,761,000 136,610,000 165,097,000 157,629,000 105,095,000 273,710,000 -43,677,000 224,900,000 167,484,000 5,049,000 112,417,000 130,217,000 183,016,000 87,224,000 95,645,000 287,294,000 220,657,000 182,074,000 79,724,000 338,134,000   2,091,000 183,722,000 143,743,000 70,798,000 105,560,000 119,331,000 124,234,000 22,412,000 83,235,000 153,610,000 141,170,000 60,398,000 67,780,000 181,192,000 173,494,000 -8,240,000 94,661,000 212,850,000 191,741,000 74,003,000 137,029,000 313,204,000 195,142,000 96,995,000 136,571,000 251,232,000 161,189,000 49,899,000 125,100,000 215,135,000 157,401,000 133,959,000 120,827,000         337,350,000 210,032,000 96,247,000 142,558,000 274,353,000 179,728,000 79,967,000 100,533,000     
          net cash from discontinued operations
        -130,000 -38,000 -200,000 -502,000 88,187,000 2,456,000   84,000 -3,282,000 -156,961,000 29,000 231,000 -1,000 -9,000 -7,000 -250,000 -17,000 -33,000 -25,000 -687,000 -292,000       1,012,000 -7,000 231,000 56,779,000 8,174,000 30,542,000 3,304,000 32,124,000 -20,913,000 2,334,000 25,706,000 77,758,000 34,967,000   -382,000 1,032,000 -499,000 8,000 27,000 -106,000 57,000 303,000  -6,568,000 -151,000 -107,000  -81,000 -125,000 -366,000             -24,639,000 -4,866,000 -47,480,000 5,596,000     
          net cash from operating activities
        149,208,000 57,909,000 117,412,000 217,472,000 60,532,000 140,217,000 136,472,000 165,097,000 157,713,000 101,813,000 116,749,000 -43,648,000 225,131,000 167,483,000 5,040,000 112,410,000 129,967,000 182,999,000 87,191,000 95,620,000 286,607,000 220,365,000 182,112,000 79,290,000 339,177,000   1,584,000 182,500,000 140,799,000 70,791,000 105,791,000 176,110,000 132,408,000 52,954,000 86,539,000 185,734,000 173,826,000 57,423,000 45,226,000 258,950,000 208,461,000 79,072,000 94,661,000 212,468,000 192,773,000 73,504,000 137,037,000 313,231,000 195,036,000 97,052,000 136,874,000 255,378,000 154,621,000 49,748,000 124,993,000 215,033,000 157,320,000 133,834,000 120,461,000 180,113,000 168,149,000 118,255,000 85,116,000 217,464,000 230,797,000 150,601,000 247,824,000 337,350,000 210,032,000 96,247,000 142,558,000 249,714,000 174,862,000 32,487,000 106,129,000 197,173,000 59,836,000 131,633,000 179,483,000 
          investing activities:
                                                                                        
          capital expenditures
        -92,412,000 -179,822,000 -80,948,000 -93,034,000 -121,835,000 -157,533,000 -117,247,000 -126,209,000 -149,141,000 -138,448,000 -78,088,000 -154,049,000 -193,586,000 -172,857,000 -139,857,000 -150,288,000 -231,311,000 -166,177,000 -150,846,000 -111,091,000 -144,165,000 -165,042,000   -166,435,000 -189,463,000 -248,605,000 -210,480,000 -179,646,000 -217,026,000 -242,964,000 -188,475,000 -241,327,000 -214,020,000 -174,429,000 -114,527,000 -142,270,000 -82,664,000 -109,061,000 -102,686,000 -113,633,000 -123,902,000 -103,896,000 -71,912,000 -127,512,000 -145,355,000 -188,253,000 -172,211,000 -220,699,000 -165,315,000 -178,196,000 -137,358,000 -118,971,000 -123,758,000 -131,828,000 -129,356,000 -136,895,000 -169,297,000 
          free cash flows
        56,796,000 -121,913,000 36,464,000 124,438,000 -61,303,000 -17,316,000 19,225,000 38,888,000 8,572,000 -36,635,000 38,661,000 -197,697,000 31,545,000 -5,374,000 -134,817,000 -37,878,000 -101,344,000 16,822,000 -63,655,000 -15,471,000 142,442,000 55,323,000 182,112,000 79,290,000 339,177,000   1,584,000 182,500,000 140,799,000 70,791,000 105,791,000 176,110,000 132,408,000 52,954,000 86,539,000 185,734,000 173,826,000 57,423,000 45,226,000 258,950,000 208,461,000 -87,363,000 -94,802,000 212,468,000 -55,832,000 -136,976,000 -42,609,000 313,231,000 -21,990,000 -145,912,000 -51,601,000 255,378,000 -86,706,000 -164,272,000 -49,436,000 215,033,000 42,793,000 -8,436,000 37,797,000 71,052,000 65,463,000 4,622,000 -38,786,000 113,568,000 158,885,000 23,089,000 102,469,000 149,097,000 37,821,000 -124,452,000 -22,757,000 71,518,000 37,504,000 -86,484,000 -17,629,000 65,345,000 -69,520,000 -5,262,000 10,186,000 
          (cost of removal, net)/salvage value
        -738,000                                                                                
          purchase of investment securities
        -2,048,000                                                                                
          proceeds from investment securities
        4,000,000                                                                                
          net cash from investing activities
        -91,198,000 -185,328,000 -79,678,000 -94,739,000 -160,275,000 -156,446,000 -118,700,000 -117,264,000 -125,093,000 -139,107,000 -125,567,000 -151,024,000 -173,533,000 -174,323,000 -140,357,000 -150,668,000 -453,220,000 -166,158,000 -160,173,000 -106,327,000 -168,409,000 -165,296,000              45,589,000       -242,165,000 -160,213,000  -57,777,000 -205,408,000 -380,313,000  -194,827,000 -239,726,000 -170,813,000  -238,767,000 -257,148,000 -156,442,000  -106,901,000 -136,748,000 -82,153,000 21,223,000 -98,284,000 -208,596,000 -122,287,000 -99,176,000 -61,465,000 -128,535,000 -142,970,000 -394,799,000 -162,085,000 -224,709,000 -325,728,000 -244,292,000 118,308,000 -111,678,000 -104,602,000 -180,648,000 -245,826,000 -132,483,000 -207,473,000 
          financing activities:
                                                                                        
          issuance of long-term debt
        138,449,000    6,200,000 188,700,000 24,500,000 89,200,000 314,800,000 22,400,000 214,054,000 175,446,000 91,400,000 -64,079,000 184,329,000 150,000,000 375,510,000 6,748,000 78,474,000 93,295,000 16,848,000 -100,275,000 -47,621,000 248,021,000 296,731,000 -66,251,000 227,637,000 141,338,000 209,877,000 116,206,000 139,158,000 101,588,000 7,375,000 69,610,000 3,842,000 59,985,000 -32,713,000 -45,848,000 161,040,000 226,585,000 18,450,000 6,482,000 171,656,000 149,332,000 -66,267,000 230,904,000 131,946,000 309,501,000 10,606,000 46,857,000 338,446,000 112,015,000 67,514,000 100,498,000   -5,700,000   2,401,000 -65,193,000   40,000,000 -4,400,000 50,309,000 59,091,000 101,945,000 -27,660,000 201,485,000 178,159,000 35,250,000 -101,578,000 177,813,000 8,765,000 58,851,000 222,647,000 113,006,000 61,445,000 
          repayment of long-term debt
        -218,937,000 48,196,000 -11,904,000 -99,104,000 -34,404,000 -136,604,000 -10,504,000 -623,000 -358,004,000 71,197,000 -336,300,000 -169,891,000 -238,519,000 124,389,000 -3,922,000 -143,622,000 38,856,000 -15,684,000 5,150,000 -53,301,000 -74,935,000 88,526,000                     16,025,000 -54,162,000  -207,452,000 -53,307,000 -58,232,000  -41,507,000 -147,350,000 -67,123,000  -14,854,000 -50,308,000 -8,297,000  -2,603,000 -572,000 -80,630,000 -6,123,000 -6,731,000 -335,000 -479,000 -40,211,000 -160,672,000 -29,140,000 -62,884,000 -46,099,000 -28,791,000 -120,744,000 -4,893,000 -5,673,000 -141,763,000 -60,336,000 -24,692,000 -109,279,000 -5,717,000 -91,441,000 -2,784,000 
          debt issuance costs
        -525,000 -215,000 -6,000 -5,000 -40,000 -779,000 -1,110,000 -527,000 -677,000 20,000 -1,750,000 -114,000 -854,000 -14,000 -350,000 -718,000                                                                 
          issuance of common stock
        81,159,000                                                                                
          dividends paid
        -28,614,000 -26,563,000 -26,564,000 -26,511,000 -26,024,000 -25,510,000 -25,501,000 -25,904,000 -25,455,000 -45,309,000 -45,306,000 -45,246,000 -44,228,000 -44,230,000 -44,228,000 -44,229,000 -43,212,000 -42,791,000 -42,740,000 -42,611,000 -41,609,000 -41,608,000                     -35,687,000 -35,607,000  -34,388,000 -33,980,000 -33,737,000  -32,745,000 -32,744,000 -171,000  -31,800,000 -31,800,000 -31,794,000  -30,850,000 -30,850,000 -30,773,000 -29,810,000 -29,802,000 -29,796,000 -29,749,000 -29,012,000 -28,686,000 -28,685,000 -28,640,000 -28,572,000 -26,723,000 -26,677,000 -26,619,000 -26,616,000 -24,725,000 -24,693,000 -24,607,000 -22,967,000 -22,964,000 -22,950,000 -22,935,000 
          tax withholding on stock-based compensation
        -4,459,000 -4,476,000 -2,623,000 -3,040,000 -4,904,000 -4,127,000                                                           
          net cash from financing activities
        -32,927,000 144,471,000 -38,474,000 -130,096,000 62,631,000 25,807,000 -12,630,000 -35,512,000 11,863,000 8,917,000 -23,502,000 207,344,000 -45,701,000 16,066,000 135,807,000 49,001,000 320,173,000 -17,546,000 75,834,000 6,254,000 -124,721,000 -53,357,000 -140,212,000 173,247,000 -184,482,000 -87,397,000 191,673,000 154,298,000 153,948,000 23,698,000 34,112,000 18,618,000       35,449,000 40,655,000  -122,496,000 185,258,000 106,027,000 -103,494,000 8,500,000 138,480,000 281,708,000 -156,812,000 -48,995,000 183,652,000 59,021,000 -44,976,000 56,744,000 217,837,000 -39,977,000  -39,153,000 -25,422,000 -124,411,000 -15,530,000 -99,557,000 49,482,000 -31,162,000 -4,750,000 -142,551,000 -32,806,000 -111,815,000 52,596,000 -72,586,000 138,809,000 148,844,000 5,859,000 -266,883,000 95,565,000 -23,035,000 -63,718,000 195,293,000 3,164,000 37,033,000 
          increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
        25,083,000 17,052,000 -740,000 -7,363,000 -37,112,000 9,578,000 5,142,000 12,321,000                                                                         
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - beginning of year
        28,212,000 66,904,000 76,975,000                                                                         
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - end of period
        53,295,000     9,578,000                                                                           
          supplemental cash flow information:
                                                                                        
          cash expenditures during the year for:
                                                                                        
          interest, net*
        23,508,000                                                                                
          income taxes (refunded) paid
        -1,676,000                                                                                
          noncash investing and financing transactions:
                                                                                        
          property, plant and equipment additions in accounts payable
        35,496,000                                                                                
          right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities
        68,000                                                                                
          *afudc - borrowed was 2.0 million and 1.8 million for the three months ended march 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
                                                                                        
          income from discontinued operations, net of tax
         -39,000 -397,000 -502,000            30,000 52,000 314,000 19,000 15,000 162,000    261,000    2,847,000 -118,000 -274,000 477,000    1,687,000         2,671,000 4,000    -118,000   8,700,000 -139,000 5,106,000 -100,000  -126,000 -168,000 448,000             -125,000 96,765,000 7,439,000 5,255,000     
          pension and postretirement benefit plan net periodic benefit credit
         -268,000 -267,000 -267,000 -955,000 -987,000 -931,000 -964,000 -1,294,000 -1,311,000 -1,685,000 -1,090,000 -1,503,000 -1,511,000                                                                   
          unrealized gains on investments
         -2,215,000    -2,578,000 -362,000 -2,873,000                                                                         
          cost of removal, net of salvage value
         -5,076,000   594,000 -2,509,000                                                                           
          investments
         -430,000 -284,000 -2,574,000 -1,277,000 -573,000 -399,000 -2,906,000 19,641,000 -365,000 1,283,000 -4,257,000 -2,066,000 269,000 -238,000 -4,442,000 -196,000 -533,000 4,000 -3,248,000 -1,838,000 1,000 -45,000 68,000                 206,000 101,000 -1,241,000 2,449,000 -83,000 2,000,000 -1,666,000 458,000 84,000 202,000 530,000 -514,000 -1,463,000 16,000 11,199,000 -27,000  187,000 -99,000 -9,856,000 -402,000 -122,000 -176,000 1,404,000 -3,180,000 1,808,000 -3,597,000 1,229,000 3,266,000 2,118,000 -162,000 80,551,000 -70,415,000 -14,034,000 196,000 17,113,000 -50,748,000 -800,000 -4,408,000 3,696,000 
          proceeds from investment excess cash and cost basis withdrawal
                                                                                       
          repayment of short-term borrowings
            -95,000,000 -267,401,000 -173,500,000 -20,000,000     -50,000,000 -50,000,000                          -11,500,000          -20,000,000 -3,700,000 -4,000,000 -2,600,000 -25,500,000 -79,600,000            
          costs of issuance of common stock
            -15,000 -35,000                                                                         
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - end of period *
         17,052,000 -740,000 59,541,000    89,296,000                                                                         
          *includes cash of discontinued operations of 15.7 million at september 30, 2024.
                                                                                        
          net proceeds from sale or disposition of property
            -8,899,000 4,169,000 2,601,000 2,820,000                                                18,256,000  7,439,000 5,621,000 10,524,000  4,524,000 10,036,000 1,936,000 7,858,000 11,327,000 3,281,000 4,213,000 47,396,000 13,152,000 18,666,000 7,713,000 8,719,000 5,416,000 7,646,000 3,202,000 4,457,000 6,065,000 8,820,000 8,911,000 
          *includes cash of discontinued operations of 15.7 million at june 30, 2024.
                                                                                        
          unrealized losses on investments
           470,000     -3,992,000 1,384,000 -928,000 -3,957,000 -2,797,000 2,319,000 8,063,000 5,147,000                                                                 
          losses on sales of assets
           71,000                                                                             
          salvage value, net of cost of removal
           869,000    31,000                                                                         
          proceeds from investment cost basis withdrawal
            9,000,000                                                                         
          *includes cash of discontinued operations of 16.6 million at march 31, 2024.
                                                                                        
          gain on tax-free exchange of the retained shares in knife river
                                                                                        
          issuance of short-term borrowings
                348,600,000 -38,600,000 225,000,000 275,000,000 146,500,000 100,000,000 50,000,000   50,000,000 49,977,000 70,000,000            16,025,000 16,000,000 3,500,000 9,900,000 16,100,000     4,500,000 -24,600,000 20,300,000 9,300,000 17,200,000        15,300,000        129,070,000 7,370,000   1,700,000        
          repurchase of common stock
                -4,811,000 -7,399,000 -6,701,000                                                             
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - end of year *
                                                                                        
          *includes cash of discontinued operations of 16.5 million and 9.7 million for the years ended december 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
                                                                                        
          less: income from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                                        
          unrealized gain on retained shares in knife river
                                                                                        
          gains on sales of assets
             -3,207,000 -1,271,000 -1,276,000 -1,760,000 -1,874,000 -526,000 -4,361,000 -12,223,000 -3,066,000 -2,298,000 -3,136,000                                                                 
          less: loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                                        
          acquisitions, net of cash acquired
                    1,295,000 974,000 -524,000 -223,997,000 -12,698,000 -1,023,000 -34,500,000 -750,000                        -2,641,000 -206,304,000      -1,486,000 -65,525,000 -242,000  -157,000 1,736,000 -104,823,000 -1,725,000 42,000 -2,688,000 -707,000 -3,057,000 -257,208,000 -5,144,000 -22,514,000 -248,677,000 -6,700,000 -341,461,000 -9,000 -320,000 -2,505,000   -50,783,000 
          proceeds from issuance of common stock
                        -63,000 34,181,000 34,950,000 19,699,000 -25,000 3,410,000 1,209,000 36,074,000 30,931,000 38,634,000             4,000 7,395,000 4,635,000 9,864,000 5,192,000 12,600,000 77,425,000 54,843,000     88,000 5,744,000 2,237,000 996,000 525,000 1,214,000 13,767,000 51,156,000 177,000 107,000 9,160,000 906,000 3,239,000 1,706,000 683,000 805,000 1,842,000 13,933,000 10,546,000 1,011,000 1,698,000 1,307,000 
          *includes cash of discontinued operations of 10.1 million and 10.4 million for the years ended december 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
                                                                                        
          discontinued operations, net of tax
                 -3,288,000 -62,474,000 10,000  38,000                                                                   
          depreciation, depletion and amortization
                 53,147,000 23,868,000 81,862,000 80,653,000 82,293,000 84,759,000 80,121,000 76,601,000 75,229,000 73,661,000 73,723,000 72,268,000 72,085,000 71,508,000 69,239,000 68,080,000 65,021,000 63,019,000 59,897,000 58,907,000 55,016,000 53,553,000 52,729,000 52,348,000 52,155,000 51,658,000 51,325,000 53,092,000 54,094,000 48,873,000 60,259,000 62,761,000 57,818,000 11,644,000 95,507,000 95,188,000 103,497,000 103,126,000 99,557,000 98,040,000 99,966,000 95,289,000 93,561,000 98,347,000 91,851,000 83,627,000 85,380,000 86,534,000 88,897,000 83,290,000 84,674,000 83,777,000 84,841,000 81,547,000 78,678,000 77,301,000 79,547,000 80,449,000 93,245,000 95,885,000 93,226,000 89,678,000 87,231,000 83,686,000 78,400,000 70,044,000 69,802,000 71,193,000 69,105,000 63,377,000 63,650,000 
          unrealized gain on investment in knife river
                 -30,150,000                                                                       
          net proceeds from sale or disposition of property and other
                 -294,000 6,250,000 7,282,000 20,824,000 -2,709,000 -262,000 4,586,000 2,284,000 552,000 3,367,000 9,035,000 12,094,000 495,000 18,428,000 4,540,000 1,421,000 20,194,000 3,259,000 4,938,000 13,649,000 3,165,000 3,320,000 5,966,000 5,426,000 1,801,000 1,394,000 117,967,000 27,243,000 2,805,000 4,322,000 10,456,000 16,890,000 8,129,000 2,749,000 26,801,000 73,029,000 191,469,000 6,738,000 5,179,000 83,556,000 20,101,000 2,708,000 18,176,000 9,020,000 1,636,000                           
          net proceeds from issuance of common stock
                     -22,000 -127,000                                                                 
          increase in cash and cash equivalents
                 -28,377,000 -32,320,000 12,672,000 5,897,000 9,226,000 490,000 10,743,000    -4,453,000 -6,523,000 1,712,000 -52,168,000 50,067,000 -541,000 -4,966,000   -13,129,000 25,418,000 -17,105,000 24,165,000    4,628,000   -5,133,000 6,347,000 -4,039,000 -55,742,000 22,131,000 40,386,000 -151,821,000 143,358,000 6,618,000 38,475,000  -48,797,000 40,822,000 25,107,000         185,789,000                 6,949,000 2,314,000 9,043,000 
          cash and cash equivalents -- beginning of year
                 10,090,000 -10,089,000 80,517,000  54,161,000  59,547,000  66,459,000  53,948,000  34,599,000  46,107,000  -688,000 84,591,000  81,855,000  45,225,000  49,042,000  162,772,000  222,074,000  175,114,000  51,714,000  105,820,000   73,078,000 107,435,000  
          cash and cash equivalents -- end of period
                 -18,287,000 -42,409,000 93,189,000  9,226,000 490,000 64,904,000  -705,000 2,852,000 55,094,000  1,712,000 -52,168,000 116,526,000  -4,966,000 22,245,000 49,721,000  25,418,000 -17,105,000 58,764,000  -2,692,000 -10,687,000 50,735,000  -25,249,000 -5,821,000 90,938,000  -55,742,000 22,131,000 122,241,000  143,358,000 6,618,000 83,700,000  -48,797,000 40,822,000 74,149,000  -27,401,000 10,254,000 91,389,000  10,934,000 -28,248,000 136,016,000  -29,507,000 -40,872,000 106,664,000  27,139,000 -10,379,000 44,689,000  -24,913,000 10,535,000 71,504,000   16,560,000 51,574,000 -46,493,000 6,949,000 109,749,000  
          cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year
                                                                                        
          cash and cash equivalents - end of year
                                                                                        
          pension & postretirement benefit plan net periodic benefit credit
                       -1,491,000                                                                 
          pension & postretirement benefit plan contributions
                       -149,000                                                                 
          benefit from credit losses
                                                                                        
          pension & postretirement benefit plan net periodic benefit cost
                                                                                        
          decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                         -705,000                                    -27,401,000 10,254,000 -71,383,000  10,934,000 -28,248,000 -86,058,000   -40,872,000 -68,450,000   -10,379,000 -7,025,000   10,535,000 -34,316,000         
          payments of stock issuance costs
                                                                                        
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
                                            1,000 2,000 1,000   -34,000 -89,000  -138,000 42,000 43,000  -11,000 -156,000 25,000  1,000 -183,000 43,000  -332,000 88,000 45,000 -17,000 185,000 -13,000 -117,000 127,000 358,000 361,000 -64,000 -559,000 -274,000 188,000 10,000 11,000 107,000 186,000 4,000 700,000    
          redemption of preferred stock
                                                                                        
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cashprovided by operating activities:
                                                                                        
          excess tax benefit on stock-based compensation
                                                    9,458,000 -9,562,000 4,833,000     26,000  1,248,000                     
          net loss
                                             82,986,000                                           
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                        
          contribution from noncontrolling interest
                                                12,500,000 19,000,000 20,500,000 42,000,000 12,400,000 16,500,000 16,000,000 14,000,000 3,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000                             
          proceeds from sale of equity method investments
                                                                                2,300,000        
          distribution to noncontrolling interest
                                                                                        
          changes in current assets and liabilities:
                                                                                        
          unrealized loss on commodity derivatives
                                                   11,208,000  -28,755,000 5,196,000 6,712,000 888,000                                
          write-down of oil and natural gas properties
                                                   500,400,000                                     
          earnings, net of distributions, from equity method investments
                                                       -51,000 545,000 245,000 214,000 1,277,000  -2,337,000 70,000 1,181,000  -826,000 996,000 -484,000 -23,656,000 -603,000 -456,000 -1,443,000  -425,000 -154,000 -1,531,000  127,000 -703,000 -1,141,000  -11,726,000 -1,778,000 1,056,000 -57,000 -2,090,000 -1,017,000  
          write-downs of oil and natural gas properties
                                                                                        
          loss, net of distributions, from equity method investments
                                                     156,000                                   
          proceeds from sale of equity method investment
                                                                                       
          unrealized gain on commodity derivatives
                                                                                        
          write-down of natural gas and oil properties
                                                                        620,000,000             
          tax benefit on stock-based compensation
                                                                    465,000 173,000 96,000 452,000 406,000 51,000 33,000 111,000 92,000 612,000 1,546,000 2,191,000 515,000 378,000 939,000 3,566,000 -1,117,000 316,000 2,851,000  
          cash and cash equivalents – beginning of year
                                                                                       
          cash and cash equivalents – end of year
                                                                                        
          income (loss) from continuing operations
                                                                                        
          adjustments to reconcile net income
                                                                                        
          to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                        
          earnings, net of distributions, from equity
                                                                                        
          method investments
                                                                                        
          changes in current assets and liabilities, net of
                                                                                        
          acquisitions:
                                                                                        
          increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                        113,665,000    -5,412,000     26,394,000 16,560,000 -21,504,000     
          repayment of short-term debt
                                                                               -1,700,000         
          cash and cash equivalents – end of period
                                                                                        
          cumulative effect of accounting change
                                                                                        
          asset impairments
                                                                                        
          proceeds from notes receivable
                                                                                        
          net change in short-term borrowings