Organization and Basis of Presentation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated, Carrying Amount, Assets and Liabilities, Net [Abstract]

Schedule of Variable Interest Entities [Table Text Block]



	September 30, 2013						December 31, 2012
	Securitization		Other		Total		Securitization		Other		Total
	(In millions)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	$	10	$	10	$	—	$	10	$	10
Restricted cash	44		7		51		102		7		109
Accounts receivable	39		17		56		34		7		41
Inventories	—		112		112		—		141		141
Other current assets	—		1		1		—		1		1
Property, plant and equipment	—		100		100		—		93		93
Securitized regulatory assets	280		—		280		413		—		413
Other assets	5		9		14		7		11		18
	$	368	$	256	$	624	$	556	$	270	$	826

LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued current liabilities	$	2	$	35	$	37	$	11	$	14	$	25
Current portion long-term debt, including capital leases	196		9		205		177		8		185
Current regulatory liabilities	48		—		48		50		—		50
Other current liabilities	—		3		3		—		4		4
Mortgage bonds, notes and other	—		22		22		—		25		25
Securitization bonds	105		—		105		302		—		302
Capital lease obligations	—		7		7		—		11		11
Other long-term liabilities	8		3		11		7		2		9
	$	359	$	79	$	438	$	547	$	64	$	611

Summary of Amounts for Non-Consolidated Variable Interest Entities [Table Text Block]

Amounts for non-consolidated VIEs as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:



	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
	(In millions)
Other investments	$	138	$	130
Notes receivable	$	3	$	6

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the significant judgments and assumptions made in determining whether a variable interest (as defined) held by the entity requires the variable interest entity (VIE) (as defined) to be consolidated and (or) disclose information about its involvement with the VIE, individually or in aggregate (as applicable); the nature of restrictions, if any, on the consolidated VIE's assets and on the settlement of its liabilities reported by an entity in its statement of financial position, including the carrying amounts of such assets and liabilities; the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with involvement in the VIE; how involvement with the VIE affects the entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; the lack of recourse if creditors (or beneficial interest holders) of the consolidated VIE have no recourse to the general credit of the primary beneficiary (if applicable); the terms of arrangements, giving consideration to both explicit arrangements and implicit variable interests, if any, that could require the entity to provide financial support to the VIE, including events or circumstances that could expose the entity to a loss; the methodology used by the entity for determining whether or not it is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity; the significant factors considered and judgments made in determining that the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance are shared (as defined); the carrying amounts and classification of assets and liabilities of the VIE included in the statement of financial position; the entity's maximum exposure to loss, if any, as a result of its involvement with the VIE, including how the maximum exposure is determined and significant sources of the entity's exposure to the VIE; a comparison of the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities and the entity's maximum exposure to loss; information about any liquidity arrangements, guarantees, and (or) other commitments by third parties that may affect the fair value or risk of the entity's variable interest in the VIE; whether or not the entity has provided financial support or other support (explicitly or implicitly) to the VIE that it was not previously contractually required to provide or whether the entity intends to provide that support, including the type and amount of the support and the primary reasons for providing the support; and supplemental information the entity determines necessary to provide.

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