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Basis of Presentation and Recent Developments
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation and Recent Developments Basis of Presentation and Recent Developments
Middlesex Water Company (Middlesex or the Company) is the parent company and sole shareholder of Tidewater Utilities, Inc. (Tidewater), Utility Service Affiliates, Inc. (USA), and Utility Service Affiliates (Perth Amboy) Inc. (USA-PA). Southern Shores Water Company, LLC (Southern Shores) and White Marsh Environmental Systems, Inc. (White Marsh) are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Tidewater. Pinelands Water Company (Pinelands Water) and Pinelands Wastewater Company (Pinelands Wastewater) (collectively, Pinelands), previously subsidiaries of Middlesex, were merged into Middlesex effective April 1, 2026 (for further information, see Note 2, Rates and Regulatory Matters). The financial statements for Middlesex and its wholly-owned subsidiaries are reported on a consolidated basis. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
The consolidated notes within the 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K (the 2025 Form 10-K) are applicable to these financial statements and, in the opinion of the Company, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments necessary (including normal recurring accruals) to fairly state the Company’s financial position as of June 30, 2026, the results of operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 and cash flows for the six month periods ended June 30, 2026 and 2025. Information included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2025, has been derived from the Company’s December 31, 2025 audited financial statements included in the 2025 Form 10-K.
Recent Accounting Guidance
The recently issued accounting standards that have not yet been adopted or recently adopted by the Company as of June 30, 2026 are as follows:
StandardDescriptionDate of AdoptionApplicationEffect on the
 Condensed
 Consolidated
 Financial Statements
Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2024-03 “Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses” (ASU 2024-03)The ASU enhances disclosures related to income statement expenses to further disaggregate expenses in the footnotes to the financial statements. The standard requires disaggregation of any relevant expense caption presented on the face of the income statement that contains the following expense categories: purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, intangible asset amortization, and depletion. Further, the standard requires disclosure of the total amount and the entity’s definition of selling expenses.
The ASU is effective for the Company beginning with its annual financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2027.
Prospective, with retrospective application also permitted.The Company is evaluating the impact of ASU 2024-03 on its Consolidated Financial Statements.
ASU 2025-06 "Internal-Use Software" (ASU 2025-06)This ASU removes all reference to prescriptive and sequential software development stages, requiring an entity to start capitalizing software costs when the following criteria are both met: (i) management has authorized and committed to funding the software project and (ii) it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used to perform the function intended. Further, the standard requires disclosure for all capitalized internal-use software costs and removes the requirement for intangibles disclosures for capitalized internal-use software.
The ASU is effective for the Company beginning with its annual financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2028.
Prospective, with a modified transition or retrospective application also permitted.The Company early adopted ASU 2025-06 during the quarter ended June 30, 2026, using the prospective transition approach. There was no material impact to the consolidated financial statements as of and for the period ended June 30, 2026.
Reclassification
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with current period presentation.