2.0.0.10 false Stockholders Equity 0204 - Disclosure - Stockholders Equity true false false false 1 usd $ false false Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 2 Stockholders' Equity [Abstract] 0 us-gaap_StockholdersEquityNoteAbstract us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false No definition available. false 3 STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 1 us-gaap_StockholdersEquityNoteDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false verboselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0   <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div style="margin-top: 6pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="2%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="2%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left">(D)</td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="2%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="2%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b> </b></td> <td width="1%"><b> </b></td> <td><b>Earnings per Share</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 6pt"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="2%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="2%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>For Southern Company, the only difference in computing basic and diluted earnings per share is attributable to exercised options and outstanding options under the stock option plan. See Note 8 to the financial statements of Southern Company in Item 8 of the Form 10-K for further information on the stock option plan. The effect of the stock options was determined using the treasury stock method. Shares used to compute diluted earnings per share are as follows:</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div align="right" style="margin-right: 2%"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="93%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="76%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Three Months</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3">Three Months</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Ended</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3">Ended</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 0px solid #000000"><b>March 31, 2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 0px solid #000000">March 31, 2009</td> </tr>   <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="7" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="7"><i>(in thousands)</i></td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">As reported shares </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>822,526</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">779,858</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Effect of options </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>2,261</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,787</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="7" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Diluted shares </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>824,787</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">781,645</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="7" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="2%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="2%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>For the three months ended March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009, there were 25 million and 38 million stock options, respectively, that were not included in the diluted earnings per share calculation because they were anti-dilutive. Assuming an average stock price of $38.01 (the highest exercise price of the anti-dilutive options outstanding), the effect of options for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009 would have increased by 2 million and 3 million shares, respectively.</td> </tr> </table> </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt"> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"> <b> </b> </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="2%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="2%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b> </b></td> <td width="1%"><b> </b></td> <td><b>Changes in Stockholders’ Equity</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 6pt"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="2%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="2%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>The following table presents year-to-date changes in stockholders’ equity of Southern Company:</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div align="right" style="margin-right: 2%"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="93%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="40%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Preferred and</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="7"><b>Number of</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Common</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Preference</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Total</b></td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="7" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Common Shares</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Stockholders’</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Stock of</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Stockholders’</b></td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Issued</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Treasury</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff"><b>Equity</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff"><b>Subsidiaries</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff"><b>Equity</b></td> </tr>   <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="21" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="7" align="center"><i>(in thousands)</i><br /></td> <td> </td> <td colspan="11" align="center"><i>(in millions)</i><br /></td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Balance at December 31, 2009</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">820,152</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">(505</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">14,878</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">707</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">15,585</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Net income after dividends on preferred and preference stock </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">495</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">495</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Other comprehensive income (loss) </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">9</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">9</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Stock issued </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4,872</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">171</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">171</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Cash dividends on common stock </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">(359</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">(359</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Other </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">17</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="21" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Balance at March 31, 2010</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">825,024</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">(488</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">15,195</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">707</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">15,902</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="21" align="left" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Balance at December 31, 2008</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">777,616</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">(424</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">13,276</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">707</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">13,983</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Net income after dividends on preferred and preference stock </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">126</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">126</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Other comprehensive income (loss) </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">8</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">8</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Stock issued </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">5,249</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">171</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">171</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Cash dividends on common stock </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">(327</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">(327</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Other </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">(8</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">(1</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">(1</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="21" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Balance at March 31, 2009</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">782,865</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">(432</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">13,253</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">707</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">13,960</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="21" align="left" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false false Disclosures related to accounts comprising shareholders' equity, including other comprehensive income. 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