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Acquisitions and Dispositions (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Business Combinations [Abstract] |
Schedule of purchase price allocation | The purchase price allocation is presented in the following table.
(in millions) |  |
Inventory |  | $ | 56 |
Net property, plant and equipment |  | 845 |
Total assets |  | 901 |
Purchase acquisition adjustment |  | 350 |
Total purchase price |  | $ | 1,251 |
Generation Facilities of Disposal Group | The following table presents information related to the Duke Energy Ohio generation plants included in the Disposal Group.
|  |  |  |  |  |  | Total MW |  |  | Owned MW |  |  | Ownership |
Facility | Plant Type |  | Primary Fuel |  | Location |  | Capacity(d) |  |  | Capacity(d) |  |  | Interest |
Stuart(a)(c) | Fossil Steam |  | Coal |  | OH |  | 2,308 |  |  | 900 |  |  | 39 | %
Zimmer(a) | Fossil Steam |  | Coal |  | OH |  | 1,300 |  |  | 605 |  |  | 46.5 | %
Hanging Rock | Combined Cycle |  | Natural Gas |  | OH |  | 1,226 |  |  | 1,226 |  |  | 100 | %
Miami Fort (Units 7 and 8) (b) | Fossil Steam |  | Coal |  | OH |  | 1,020 |  |  | 652 |  |  | 64 | %
Conesville(a)(c) | Fossil Steam |  | Coal |  | OH |  | 780 |  |  | 312 |  |  | 40 | %
Washington | Combined Cycle |  | Natural Gas |  | OH |  | 617 |  |  | 617 |  |  | 100 | %
Fayette | Combined Cycle |  | Natural Gas |  | PA |  | 614 |  |  | 614 |  |  | 100 | %
Killen(b)(c) | Fossil Steam |  | Coal |  | OH |  | 600 |  |  | 198 |  |  | 33 | %
Lee | Combustion Turbine |  | Natural Gas |  | IL |  | 568 |  |  | 568 |  |  | 100 | %
Dick's Creek | Combustion Turbine |  | Natural Gas |  | OH |  | 136 |  |  | 136 |  |  | 100 | %
Miami Fort | Combustion Turbine |  | Oil |  | OH |  | 56 |  |  | 56 |  |  | 100 | %
Total Midwest Generation |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,225 |  |  | 5,884 |  |  |
(a) | Jointly owned with America Electric Power Generation Resources and The Dayton Power & Light Company.
(b) | Jointly owned with The Dayton Power & Light Company.
(c) | Facility was not operated by Duke Energy Ohio.
(d) | Total megawatt (MW) capacity is based on summer capacity.
Income Statement Disclosures | The following table presents the results of discontinued operations. Duke Energy
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, |  | September 30,
(in millions) | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Operating Revenues | $ | — |  |  | $ | 620 |  |  | $ | 543 |  |  | $ | 1,233 |
(Loss) Gain on disposition(a) | (5 | ) |  | 460 |  |  | (42 | ) |  | (847 | )
(Loss) Income before income taxes(b) | $ | (5 | ) |  | $ | 623 |  |  | $ | 62 |  |  | $ | (864 | )
Income tax (benefit) expense | (1 | ) |  | 218 |  |  | 29 |  |  | (321 | )
(Loss) Income from discontinued operations of the Disposal Group | (4 | ) |  | 405 |  |  | 33 |  |  | (543 | )
Other, net of tax(c) | (1 | ) |  | (27 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | (35 | )
(Loss) Income from Discontinued Operations, net of tax | $ | (5 | ) |  | $ | 378 |  |  | $ | 29 |  |  | $ | (578 | )
(a) | The (Loss) Gain on disposition includes impairments and reversals to the impairments recorded to adjust the carrying amount of the assets to the estimated fair value of the business, based on the selling price to Dynegy less cost to sell.
(b) | The (Loss) Income before income taxes includes the pretax impact of an $81 million charge for the settlement agreement reached in a lawsuit related to the Disposal Group for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. Refer to Note 5 for further information related to the lawsuit.
(c) | Includes other discontinued operations related to prior sales of businesses and includes indemnifications provided for certain legal, tax and environmental matters, and foreign currency translation adjustments.
Duke Energy Ohio
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, |  | September 30,
(in millions) | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Operating Revenues | $ | — |  |  | $ | 536 |  |  | $ | 412 |  |  | $ | 853 |
(Loss) Gain on disposition(a) | (4 | ) |  | 466 |  |  | (48 | ) |  | (878 | )
(Loss) Income before income taxes(b) | $ | (4 | ) |  | $ | 647 |  |  | $ | 48 |  |  | $ | (917 | )
Income tax (benefit) expense | (2 | ) |  | 234 |  |  | 25 |  |  | (320 | )
(Loss) Income from Discontinued Operations, net of tax | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | 413 |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | (597 | )
(a) | The (Loss) Gain on disposition includes impairments and reversals to the impairments recorded to adjust the carrying amount of the assets to the estimated fair value of the business, based on the selling price to Dynegy less cost to sell.
(b) | The (Loss) Income before income taxes includes the pretax impact of an $81 million charge for the settlement agreement reached in a lawsuit related to the Disposal Group for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively. Refer to Note 5 for further information related to the lawsuit.

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