1.0.0.3 false Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) false 1 $ 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 Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) [Abstract] 0 us-gaap_QuarterlyFinancialDataAbstract us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false true false false false 1 false false 0 0 false false No definition available. false 3 QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) 1 us-gaap_QuarterlyFinancialInformationTextBlock us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false false 0 0   <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>13. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Summarized quarterly financial data for 2009 and 2008 are as follows: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="23%"> </td> <td width="4%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="4%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="4%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="4%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="4%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="4%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="4%"> </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 nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Consolidated</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="15"> </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 nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Net Income After</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="15"> </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 nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Dividends on</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="15" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Per Common Share</b></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 nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Preferred and</b></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="7"><b>Trading</b></td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Operating</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Operating</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Preference Stock</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Basic</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="7" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Price Range</b></td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Quarter Ended</b></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Revenues</b></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Income</b></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>of Subsidiaries</b></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Earnings</b></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Dividends</b></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>High</b></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Low</b></td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 8pt"><i>(in millions)</i></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" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>March 2009</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>$</b></td> <td align="right"><b>3,666</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>$</b></td> <td align="right"><b>490</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><b>$</b></td> <td align="right"><b>126</b></td> <td nowrap="nowrap"><sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><b>*</b></sup></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><b>$</b></td> <td align="right"><b>0.16</b></td> <td nowrap="nowrap"><sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><b>*</b></sup></td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>$</b></td> <td align="right"><b>0.4200</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>$</b></td> <td align="right"><b>37.62</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>$</b></td> <td align="right"><b>26.48</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>June 2009</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>3,885</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>886</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>478</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>0.61</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>0.4375</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>32.05</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>27.19</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>September 2009</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>4,682</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>1,415</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>790</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>0.99</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>0.4375</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>32.67</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>30.27</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>December 2009</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>3,510</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>477</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>249</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>0.31</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>0.4375</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>34.47</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>30.89</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">March 2008 </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">3,683</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">708</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">359</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">0.47</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">0.4025</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">40.60</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">33.71</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">June 2008 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4,215</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">924</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">417</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">0.54</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">0.4200</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">37.81</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">34.28</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">September 2008 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">5,427</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,405</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">780</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1.01</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">0.4200</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">40.00</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">34.46</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">December 2008 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">3,802</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">469</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">186</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">0.24</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">0.4200</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">38.18</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">29.82</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="30" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Southern Company’s business is influenced by seasonal weather conditions. </div> <div style="margin-top: 3pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr> <td width="3%"></td> <td width="1%"></td> <td width="96"></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">*</td> <td> </td> <td>Southern Company’s MC Asset Recovery litigation settlement reduced earnings by $202 million, or 25 cents per share, during the first quarter of 2009.</td> </tr> </table> </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="left"> </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false No definition available. 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