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RECENT INVESTMENT ACTIVITY (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Recent Investment Activity (Tables) [Abstract] |
Schedule of Business Deconsolidation Table |
DECONSOLIDATION OF SUBSIDIARY
(Dollars in millions) |
|  | Copper Mountain Solar 3
|  | At March 13, 2014
Proceeds from sale, net of negligible transaction costs | $ | 68
Cash |  | (2)
Property, plant and equipment, net |  | (247)
Other assets |  | (11)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |  | 82
Long-term debt, including current portion |  | 97
Other liabilities |  | 3
Accumulated other comprehensive income |  | (2)
Gain on sale of equity interest |  | (27)
(Increase) in equity method investment upon deconsolidation | $ | (39)
ASSET HELD FOR SALE, POWER PLANT
(Dollars in millions) |
|  | March 31, 2015
Property, plant, and equipment, net | $ | 291
Inventories |  | 4
Total assets held for sale |  | 295
Liability held for sale - asset retirement obligation(1) |  | (6)
Total | $ | 289
(1) | Included in Other Current Liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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