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$c00024http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000741508duration2010-01-01T00:00:002010-12-31T00:00:00u000Standardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso42170u002Dividehttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso4217http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancesharesxbrli0u001Standardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancesharesxbrli0USDUSD$2true0nve_AssetsHeldForSaleAbstractnvefalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherxbrli:stringItemTypestringNo definition available.falsefalse3false0us-gaap_DisclosureOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleTextBlockus-gaaptruenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalselabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">NOTE 16.         ASSETS HELD FOR SALE</font></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></font><br /> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-STYLE: italic; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Sale of California Electric Distribution and Generation Assets</font></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; DISPLAY: inline">On January 1, 2011, SPPC sold its California electric distribution and generation assets to CalPeco, CalPeco will do business as Liberty Energy-CalPeco.  Cash proceeds from the sale were approximately $132 million, resulting in an immaterial after tax gain, which will be recorded in the first quarter of 2011.  In connection with the sale of the assets, SPPC entered into a separate five year purchase power agreement to sell energy to CalPeco.</font></font></div></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br /></div></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; DISPLAY: inline">In accordance with FASB presentation accounting guidance for discontinued operations, ASC 205-10-20, the California asset sale met the “assets held for sale” criteria, but, did not meet the “component-of-an-entity” criteria.  The California electric distribution and generation assets held for sale do not have cash flows that can be clearly distinguished operationally from the rest of the entity because they do not operate individually, but rather as a part of SPPC’s whole operating system, which includes all of the electric distribution and generation assets owned by SPPC.</font></font></div></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Below are the major classes of assets and liabilities held for sale and presented in the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31 (dollars in millions):</font></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></font><br /> </div><div align="left"><table style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="22%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Assets</font></div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="55%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="10%" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: -2.9pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">2010</font></div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </font></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="10%" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">2009</font></div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </font></td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" width="22%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="55%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="10%" colspan="2"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="10%" colspan="2"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="22%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Utility Plant in Service</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="55%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">$</font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">196.8</font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">$</font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">188.6</font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="22%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="55%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="22%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">    Less:  Accumulated depreciation</font></div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="55%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">55.8</font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">55.4</font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="22%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">    Utility Plant in Service, net</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="55%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">141.0</font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">133.2</font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="22%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="55%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="22%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">    CWIP</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="55%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">5.2</font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">4.6</font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="22%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">    Other current assets</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="55%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">9.1</font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">8.6</font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="22%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">    Deferred Charges</font></div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="55%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">-</font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.8</font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="22%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="55%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="22%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Assets Held for Sale</font></div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="55%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">$</font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">155.3</font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">$</font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">147.2</font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="22%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="55%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="22%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Liabilities</font></div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="55%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="22%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="55%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="22%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">    Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities</font></div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="55%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">$</font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">30.7</font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">$</font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">25.7</font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="22%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="55%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="22%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Liabilities Held for Sale</font></div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="55%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">$</font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">30.7</font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">$</font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">25.7</font></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </font></td></tr></table></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-STYLE: italic; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Sale of Independence Lake</font></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>In May 2010, SPPC sold a lake and surrounding property located in the State of California, known as Independence Lake, for approximately $15 million.  The gain on sale was approximately $14.7 million before taxes; however, approximately $7.1 million of the gain has been deferred as a regulatory liability and will be paid to SPPC’s ratepayers over approximately three years.</font></div>NOTE 16.         ASSETS HELD FOR SALE Sale of California Electric Distribution and Generation AssetsOnfalsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringDescription and amounts of long lived assets held for sale. Disclosure may include the description of the facts and circumstances leading to the expected disposal, manner and timing of disposal, the carrying value of the assets held for sale, the gain or loss recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain or loss.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 144
-Paragraph 33, 47
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