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Capitalization | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Capitalization | Capitalization In February 2019, Con Edison borrowed $825 million under a two-year variable-rate term loan to fund the repayment of a six-month variable-rate term loan. In June 2019, Con Edison pre-paid $150 million of the amount borrowed. In March 2019, Con Edison issued 5,649,369 shares of its common stock for $425 million upon physical settlement of the remaining shares subject to its November 2018 forward sale agreements. In April 2019, CECONY redeemed at maturity $475 million of 6.65 percent 10-year debentures. In May 2019, Con Edison entered into a forward sale agreement relating to 5,800,000 shares of its common stock. In June 2019, the company issued 4,750,000 shares for $400 million upon physical settlement of shares subject to the forward sale agreement. At September 30, 2019, 1,050,000 shares remain subject to the forward sale agreement. The company expects the remaining shares under the forward sale agreement to settle by December 28, 2020. The company or the forward purchaser may accelerate the forward sale agreement upon the occurrence of certain events. On a settlement date, if the company decides to physically settle, it will issue shares to the forward purchaser at the then-applicable forward sale price. The forward sale price is equal to $84.83 per share subject to adjustment on a daily basis based on a floating interest rate factor less a spread and will be subject to decrease by amounts related to expected dividends. The remaining shares under the forward sale agreement will be physically settled, unless the company elects cash or net share settlement (which it has the right to do, subject to certain conditions, other than in limited circumstances). In the event the company elects to cash settle or net share settle, the settlement amount will be generally related to (1)(a) the market value of the common stock during the unwind period under the forward sale agreement minus (b) the applicable forward sale price; multiplied by (2) the number of shares subject to such cash settlement or net share settlement. If this settlement amount is a negative number, the forward purchaser will pay the company the absolute value of that amount or deliver to the company a number of shares having a value equal to the absolute value of such amount. If this settlement amount is a positive number, the company will pay the forward purchaser that amount or deliver to the forward purchaser a number of shares having a value equal to such amount. In May 2019, CECONY issued $700 million aggregate principal amount of 4.125 percent debentures, due 2049. In May 2019, O&R’s New Jersey utility subsidiary paid the remaining $1 million principal amount of Transition Bonds issued in 2004. In May 2019, a Con Edison Development subsidiary borrowed $464 million at a variable-rate, due 2026, secured by equity interests in solar electric production projects. The company has entered into fixed-rate interest rate swaps in connection with this borrowing. See Note L. In September 2019, O&R agreed to issue in November 2019 $43 million aggregate principal amount of 3.73 percent debentures, due 2049 and to issue in December 2019 $44 million aggregate principal amount of 2.94 percent debentures, due 2029 and $38 million aggregate principal amount of 3.46 percent debentures, due 2039. In October 2019, a Con Edison Development subsidiary issued $303 million aggregate principal amount of 3.82 percent senior notes, due 2038, secured by the company's Panoche Valley and Wistaria Solar renewable electric production projects. The carrying amounts and fair values of long-term debt at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were:
(Millions of Dollars) | 2019 | 2018
Long-Term Debt (including current portion) (a) | Carrying Amount | Fair Value | Carrying Amount | Fair Value
Con Edison | $19,451 | $22,412 | $18,145 | $18,740
CECONY | $14,374 | $17,047 | $14,151 | $14,685
(a) | Amounts shown are net of unamortized debt expense and unamortized debt discount of $167 million and $141 million for Con Edison and CECONY, respectively, as of September 30, 2019 and $185 million and $139 million for Con Edison and CECONY, respectively, as of December 31, 2018.
The fair values of the Companies' long-term debt have been estimated primarily using available market information and at September 30, 2019 are classified as Level 2 (see Note M). At December 31, 2018, the Clean Energy Businesses had $2,076 million of non-recourse project debt secured by the pledge of the applicable renewable energy production projects, of which $1,965 million was included in long-term debt and $111 million was included in long-term debt due within one year in Con Edison's consolidated balance sheet. As a result of the January 2019 PG&E bankruptcy (see "Long-Lived and Intangible Assets" in Note A), during the first quarter of 2019, Con Edison reclassified on its consolidated balance sheet the PG&E-related project debt that was included in long-term debt to long-term debt due within one year. At September 30, 2019, long-term debt due within one year included $1,012 million of PG&E-related project debt. The lenders for the PG&E-related project debt may, upon written notice, declare principal and interest on the PG&E-related project debt to be due and payable immediately and, if such amounts are not timely paid, foreclose on the related projects. The company is seeking to negotiate agreements with the PG&E-related project debt lenders pursuant to which the lenders would defer exercising these remedies.

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