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Intangible Assets (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Future Amortization
As of December 31, 2015, intangible assets classified in Other Deferred Charges on FirstEnergy’s Consolidated Balance Sheet, include the following:
 
 
Intangible Assets
 
Amortization Expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
Estimated
(In millions)
 
Gross
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net
 
2015
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018
 
2019
 
2020
 
Thereafter
NUG contracts(1)
 
$
124

 
$
25

 
$
99

 
$
5

 
$
5

 
$
5

 
$
5

 
$
5

 
$
5

 
$
74

OVEC
 
54

 
9

 
45

 
2

 
2

 
2

 
2

 
2

 
2

 
35

Coal contracts(2)(3)(4)
 
556

 
430

 
126

 
116

 
38

 
32

 
17

 
17

 
6

 
—

FES customer contracts
 
148

 
87

 
61

 
17

 
17

 
16

 
14

 
13

 
1

 
—

 
 
$
882

 
$
551

 
$
331

 
$
140

 
$
62

 
$
55

 
$
38

 
$
37

 
$
14

 
$
109


(1)
NUG contracts are subject to regulatory accounting and their amortization does not impact earnings.
(2)
A gross amount of $40 million ($23 million, net) of the coal contracts is related to FES. The 2015 and estimated 2016 to 2019 amortization expense for FES is $5.7 million annually.
(3)
A gross amount of $102 million ($16 million, net) of the coal contracts was recorded with a regulatory offset and the amortization does not impact earnings.