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Employee Retirement Benefits
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Employee Retirement Benefits Employee Retirement Benefits

NEE sponsors a qualified noncontributory defined benefit pension plan for substantially all employees of NEE and its subsidiaries and sponsors a contributory postretirement plan for other benefits for retirees of NEE and its subsidiaries meeting certain eligibility requirements.

The components of net periodic income for the plans are as follows:
 
Pension Benefits
 
Postretirement Benefits
 
Pension Benefits
 
Postretirement Benefits
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
(millions)
Service cost
$
20

 
$
18

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
60

 
$
52

 
$
1

 
$
1

Interest cost
28

 
20

 
3

 
2

 
86

 
62

 
7

 
5

Expected return on plan assets
(78
)
 
(69
)
 
—

 
—

 
(235
)
 
(207
)
 
—

 
—

Amortization of prior service benefit
—

 
—

 
(4
)
 
(4
)
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
(12
)
 
(12
)
Special termination benefits(a)
1

 
14

 
—

 
—

 
17

 
14

 
—

 
—

Net periodic income at NEE
$
(29
)
 
$
(17
)
 
$
(1
)
 
$
(2
)
 
$
(73
)
 
$
(80
)
 
$
(4
)
 
$
(6
)
Net periodic income allocated to FPL
$
(18
)
 
$
(11
)
 
$
(1
)
 
$
(2
)
 
$
(53
)
 
$
(51
)
 
$
(3
)
 
$
(4
)

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(a)
Reflects enhanced early retirement programs.