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048 - Disclosure - Note 20 - Business Segments (Tables)
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TableStatement [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0001296445 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Scenario [Axis]Scenario, Unspecified [Domain]
Statement [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
Notes Tables
 
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]
   
Electricity
    
Product
    
Consolidated
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
  
Year Ended December 31, 2016:
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net revenues from external customers
   $
436,292
     $
226,299
     $
662,591
  
Intersegment revenues
    
—
      
56,075
      
56,075
  
Depreciation and amortization expense
    
102,698
      
3,279
      
105,977
  
Operating income
    
126,828
      
75,054
      
201,882
  
Segment assets at period end
    
2,204,444
      
257,125
      
2,461,569
  
Expenditures for long-lived assets
    
147,211
      
4,719
      
151,930
  
                         
Year Ended December 31, 2015:
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net revenues from external customers
   $
375,920
     $
218,724
     $
594,644
  
Intersegment revenues
    
—
      
48,559
      
48,559
  
Depreciation and amortization expense
    
103,892
      
3,314
      
107,206
  
Operating income
    
99,345
      
64,716
      
164,061
  
Segment assets at period end
    
2,044,346
      
229,636
      
2,273,982
  
Expenditures for long-lived assets
    
149,666
      
2,784
      
152,450
  
                         
Year Ended December 31, 2014 :
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net revenues from external customers
   $
382,301
     $
177,223
     $
559,524
  
Intersegment revenues
    
—
      
44,718
      
44,718
  
Depreciation and amortization expense
    
97,826
      
2,973
      
100,799
  
Operating income
    
90,401
      
53,089
      
143,490
  
Segment assets at period end 
    
1,963,486
      
158,070
      
2,121,556
  
Expenditures for long-lived assets
    
155,323
      
3,458
      
158,781
  
  
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]
   
Year Ended December 31,
  
                         
   
2016
   
2015
   
2014
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
  
                         
Revenues:
                        
Total segment revenues
   $
662,591
     $
594,644
     $
559,524
  
Intersegment revenues
    
56,075
      
48,559
      
44,718
  
Elimination of intersegment revenues
    
(56,075
 )    
(48,559
 )    
(44,718
 )
Total consolidated revenues
   $
662,591
     $
594,644
     $
559,524
  
                         
Operating income:
                        
Operating income
   $
201,882
     $
164,061
     $
143,490
  
Interest income
    
971
      
297
      
312
  
Interest expense, net
    
(67,389
 )    
(72,577
 )    
(84,654
 )
Foreign currency translation and transaction losses
    
(5,534
 )    
(1,622
 )    
(5,839
 )
Income attributable to sale of equity interest
    
16,503
      
25,431
      
24,143
  
Gain from sale of property, plant and equipment
    
—
      
—
      
7,628
  
Other non-operating income, net
    
(5,345
 )    
(1,991
 )    
756
  
Total consolidated income before income taxes and equity in income of investees
   $
141,088
     $
113,599
     $
85,836
  
  
Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block]
   
Year Ended December 31,
  
                   
   
2016
   
2015
   
2014
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
  
                         
Revenues from external customers attributable to:
(1)
                        
United States
   $
307,025
     $
286,509
     $
293,710
  
Indonesia
    
100,856
      
93,191
      
38,174
  
Kenya
    
109,270
      
86,545
      
86,074
  
Turkey
    
46,270
      
57,356
      
86,340
  
Chile
    
58,032
      
34,478
      
—
  
Guatemala
    
30,086
      
27,897
      
28,439
  
Other foreign countries
    
11,052
      
8,668
      
26,787
  
Consolidated total
   $
662,591
     $
594,644
     $
559,524
  
  
Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block]
   
Year Ended December 31,
  
                   
   
2016
   
2015
   
2014
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
  
                         
Long-lived assets (primarily power plants and related assets) located in:
                        
United States
   $
1,414,523
     $
1,374,465
     $
1,369,136
  
Kenya
    
327,157
      
375,257
      
330,200
  
Other foreign countries
    
199,559
      
107,407
      
90,735
  
                         
Consolidated total
   $
1,941,239
     $
1,857,129
     $
1,790,071
  
  
Schedule of Revenue by Major Customers by Reporting Segments [Table Text Block]
   
Year Ended December 31,
  
                                                 
   
2016
   
2015
   
2014
 
   
Revenues
    
%
    
Revenues
    
%
    
Revenues
    
%
  
   
(Dollars in thousands)
    
 
 
 
  
(Dollars in thousands)
    
 
 
 
  
(Dollars in thousands)
    
 
 
 
Southern California Edison
(1)
   $
33,552
      
5.1
     $
56,026
      
9.4
     $
75,803
      
13.5
  
Southern California Public Power Authority 
(1)
    
67,566
      
10.2
      
30,947
      
5.2
      
21,799
      
3.9
  
Sierra Pacific Power Company and Nevada Power Company
(1)(2)
    
127,226
      
19.2
      
115,876
      
19.5
      
92,580
      
16.5
  
Hyundai (3)
    
100,856
      
15.2
      
93,131
      
15.7
      
38,174
      
6.8
  
KPLC
(1)
    
109,270
      
16.5
      
86,545
      
14.6
      
86,074
      
15.4