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Segment Information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Information
Segment Information

NEE's reportable segments are FPL, a rate-regulated electric utility, and NEER, a competitive energy business. Corporate and Other represents other business activities and includes eliminating entries. NEE's operating revenues derived from the sale of electricity represented approximately 93%, 90% and 92% of NEE's operating revenues for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Approximately 2% of operating revenues were from foreign sources for each of the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015. At each of December 31, 2017 and 2016, approximately 3% of long-lived assets were located in foreign countries.

NEE's segment information is as follows:
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
FPL
 
NEER(a)
 
Corp.
and
Other
 
NEE
Consoli-
dated
 
FPL
 
NEER(a)
 
Corp.
and
Other
 
NEE
Consoli-
dated
 
FPL
 
NEER(a)
 
Corp.
and
Other
 
NEE
Consoli-
dated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
$
11,972

 
$
5,186

 
$
37

 
$
17,195

 
$
10,895

 
$
4,893

 
$
367

 
$
16,155

 
$
11,651

 
$
5,444

 
$
391

 
$
17,486

Operating expenses - net
$
8,581

 
$
4,318

 
$
(1,030
)
 
$
11,869

 
$
7,737

 
$
3,419

 
$
391

 
$
11,547

 
$
8,674

 
$
3,865

 
$
315

 
$
12,854

Interest expense
$
482

 
$
801

 
$
275

 
$
1,558

 
$
456

 
$
732

 
$
(95
)
 
$
1,093

 
$
445

 
$
625

 
$
141

 
$
1,211

Interest income
$
2

 
$
72

 
$
7

 
$
81

 
$
2

 
$
34

 
$
46

 
$
82

 
$
7

 
$
28

 
$
51

 
$
86

Depreciation and amortization
$
933

 
$
1,398

 
$
26

 
$
2,357

 
$
1,651

 
$
1,366

 
$
60

 
$
3,077

 
$
1,576

 
$
1,183

 
$
72

 
$
2,831

Equity in earnings of equity method investees
$

 
$
136

 
$
5

 
$
141

 
$

 
$
119

 
$
29

 
$
148

 
$

 
$
103

 
$
4

 
$
107

Income tax expense (benefit)(b)
$
1,106

 
$
(2,025
)
 
$
266

 
$
(653
)
 
$
1,051

 
$
242

 
$
90

 
$
1,383

 
$
957

 
$
289

 
$
(18
)
 
$
1,228

Net income
$
1,880

 
$
2,905

 
$
535

 
$
5,320

 
$
1,727

 
$
1,218

 
$
60

 
$
3,005

 
$
1,648

 
$
1,102

 
$
12

 
$
2,762

Net income attributable to NEE
$
1,880

 
$
2,963

 
$
535

 
$
5,378

 
$
1,727

 
$
1,125

 
$
60

 
$
2,912

 
$
1,648

 
$
1,092

 
$
12

 
$
2,752

Capital expenditures, independent power and other investments and nuclear fuel purchases
$
5,291

 
$
5,375

 
$
74

 
$
10,740

 
$
3,934

 
$
5,521

 
$
181

 
$
9,636

 
$
3,633

 
$
4,661

 
$
83

 
$
8,377

Property, plant and equipment
$
51,982

 
$
40,767

 
$
1,034

 
$
93,783

 
$
48,313

 
$
37,644

 
$
1,056

 
$
87,013

 
$
45,383

 
$
33,340

 
$
1,607

 
$
80,330

Accumulated depreciation and amortization
$
12,802

 
$
8,452

 
$
113

 
$
21,367

 
$
12,304

 
$
7,655

 
$
142

 
$
20,101

 
$
11,862

 
$
6,640

 
$
442

 
$
18,944

Total assets
$
50,244

 
$
45,549

 
$
2,034

 
$
97,827

 
$
45,501

 
$
41,743

 
$
2,749

 
$
89,993

 
$
42,523

 
$
37,647

 
$
2,309

 
$
82,479

Investment in equity method investees
$

 
$
2,153

 
$
168

 
$
2,321

 
$

 
$
1,661

 
$
106

 
$
1,767

 
$

 
$
983

 
$
80

 
$
1,063

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(a)
Interest expense allocated from NEECH is based on a deemed capital structure of 70% debt. For this purpose, the deferred credit associated with differential membership interests sold by NEER subsidiaries is included with debt. Residual NEECH corporate interest expense is included in Corporate and Other.
(b)
NEER includes PTCs that were recognized based on its tax sharing agreement with NEE. See Note 1 - Income Taxes.