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NUCLEAR PLANT (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015
Schedule of Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts Investments [Abstract] |
Schedule of Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts Investments |
NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING TRUSTS
(Dollars in millions)
|  |  |  |  | Gross |  | Gross |  | Estimated
|  |  |  |  | unrealized |  | unrealized |  | fair
|  |  | Cost |  | gains |  | losses |  | value
At June 30, 2015: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. government corporations and agencies(1) | $ | 94 | $ | 4 | $ | ― | $ | 98
Municipal bonds(2) |  | 147 |  | 6 |  | (1) |  | 152
Other securities(2) |  | 214 |  | 4 |  | (9) |  | 209
Total debt securities |  | 455 |  | 14 |  | (10) |  | 459
Equity securities |  | 218 |  | 450 |  | (3) |  | 665
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 21 |  | ― |  | ― |  | 21
Total | $ | 694 | $ | 464 | $ | (13) | $ | 1,145
At December 31, 2014: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. government corporations and agencies | $ | 103 | $ | 6 | $ | ― | $ | 109
Municipal bonds |  | 121 |  | 8 |  | ― |  | 129
Other securities |  | 206 |  | 7 |  | (6) |  | 207
Total debt securities |  | 430 |  | 21 |  | (6) |  | 445
Equity securities |  | 215 |  | 444 |  | (4) |  | 655
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 30 |  | 1 |  | ― |  | 31
Total | $ | 675 | $ | 466 | $ | (10) | $ | 1,131
(1) | Maturity dates are 2016-2060.
(2) | Maturity dates are 2015-2115.
Schedule of Sales of Securities By Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts [Abstract] |
Schedule of Sales of Securities By Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts |
SALES OF SECURITIES
(Dollars in millions)
|  | Three months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30,
|  | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014
Proceeds from sales(1) | $ | 127 | $ | 155 | $ | 221 | $ | 350
Gross realized gains |  | 4 |  | ― |  | 6 |  | 4
Gross realized losses |  | (3) |  | (1) |  | (7) |  | (5)
(1) | Excludes securities that are held to maturity.

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