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Segment Reporting (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting Information
 
For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
 
Generation(a)

Retail (a)

Renewables(a)

NRG Yield(a)

Corporate(a)

Eliminations 

Total
 
(In millions)
Operating revenues(a)
$
3,773


$
6,380


$
424


$
1,009


$
14


$
(971
)


$
10,629

Operating expenses
3,300


5,372


211


348


220


(964
)


8,487

Depreciation and amortization
377


117


196


334


32





1,056

Impairment losses
1,504


7


154


44







1,709

Development costs
13


2


45




7





67

Total operating cost and expenses
5,194


5,498


606


726


259


(964
)


11,319

   Other income - affiliate








87





87

Gain/(loss) on sale of assets
20




(5
)



1





16

Operating (loss)/income
(1,401
)

882


(187
)

283


(157
)

(7
)


(587
)
Equity in (losses)/earnings of unconsolidated affiliates
(14
)





71


6


(32
)


31

Impairment losses on investments
(74
)







(5
)




(79
)
Other income, net
22


1




4


11





38

Loss on debt extinguishment




(1
)

(3
)

(49
)




(53
)
Interest expense
(29
)

(6
)

(98
)

(306
)

(451
)




(890
)
(Loss)/income from continuing operations before income taxes
(1,496
)

877


(286
)

49


(645
)

(39
)


(1,540
)
Income tax expense/(benefit)
2


(9
)

(20
)

72


(37
)




8

Net (loss)/income from continuing operations
$
(1,498
)

$
886


$
(266
)

$
(23
)

$
(608
)

$
(39
)


$
(1,548
)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax








(789
)




$
(789
)
Net (Loss)/Income
(1,498
)

886


(266
)

(23
)

(1,397
)

(39
)


(2,337
)
Less: Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests


2


(103
)

(87
)

(4
)

8



(184
)
Net (loss)/income attributable to NRG Energy, Inc.
$
(1,498
)

$
884


$
(163
)

$
64


$
(1,393
)

$
(47
)


$
(2,153
)














Balance sheet
 

 



 

 




Equity investments in affiliates
$
179


$


$
4


$
852


$
3


$



$
1,038

Capital expenditures (b)
481


82


521


31


12




1,127

Goodwill
165


374











539

Total assets
$
7,209


$
2,630


$
5,129


$
8,283


$
8,919


$
(8,852
)

$
23,318

(a) Inter-segment sales and net derivative gains and losses included in operating revenues
$
910

 
$
5

 
$
31

 
$

 
$
25

 
$

 
$
971


(b) Includes accruals.



 
For the Year Ended December 31, 2016
 
Generation(a)

Retail (a)

Renewables(a)

NRG Yield(a)

Corporate(a)

Eliminations

Total
 
(In millions)
Operating revenues(a)
$
3,833


$
6,335


$
406


$
1,035


$
77


$
(1,174
)

$
10,512

Operating expenses
3,545


5,164


217


325


323


(1,178
)

8,396

Depreciation and amortization
516


111


185


303


57




1,172

Impairment losses
430


1


54


185


32




702

Development costs
15


4


40




30




89

Total operating cost and expenses
4,506


5,280


496


813


442


(1,178
)

10,359

   Other income - affiliate








193




193

  Loss on sale of assets


(1
)





(79
)




(80
)
Operating (loss)/income
(673
)

1,054


(90
)

222


(251
)

4


266

Equity in (losses)/earnings of unconsolidated affiliates
(5
)



(58
)

60


13


17


27

Impairment losses on investments
(142
)



(105
)



(21
)



(268
)
Other income, net
21


(6
)

1


3


19


(4
)

34

Loss on debt extinguishment








(142
)



(142
)
Interest expense
(26
)

6


(98
)

(284
)

(495
)

2


(895
)
(Loss)/income from continuing operations before income taxes
(825
)

1,054


(350
)

1


(877
)

19


(978
)
Income tax (benefit)/expense
(1
)

1


(20
)

(1
)

26




5

Net (loss)/income from continuing operations
(824
)

1,053


(330
)

2


(903
)

19


(983
)
Income from discontinued operations, net of income tax








92





92

Net (Loss)/Income
(824
)

1,053


(330
)

2


(811
)

19


(891
)
Less: Net (loss)/income attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests


(2
)

(13
)

(54
)

18


(66
)

(117
)
Net (loss)/income attributable to NRG Energy, Inc.
$
(824
)

$
1,055


$
(317
)

$
56


$
(829
)

$
85


$
(774
)














Balance sheet
 

 

 

 

 

 


Equity investments in affiliates
$
204


$


$
26


$
886


$
4


$


$
1,120

Capital expenditures(b)
522


12


330


23


110




997

Goodwill
276


374


12








662

Total assets
$
13,514


$
2,332


$
4,921


$
8,962


$
11,891


$
(10,938
)

$
30,682


(a) Inter-segment sales and net derivative gains and losses included in operating revenues
$
1,033

 
$
4

 
$
24

 
$
8

 
$
105

 
$

 
$
1,174


(b) Includes accruals.

 
For the Year Ended December 31, 2015
 
Generation(a)
 
Retail(a)
 
Renewables(a)
 
NRG Yield(a)
 
Corporate(a)
 
Eliminations
 
Total
 
(In millions)
Operating revenues(a)
$
5,179

 
$
6,913

 
$
383

 
$
968

 
$
38

 
$
(1,153
)
 
$
12,328

Operating expenses
4,198

 
6,138

 
187

 
338

 
502

 
(1,135
)
 
10,228

Depreciation and amortization
693

 
132

 
176

 
303

 
47

 

 
1,351

Impairment losses
4,655

 
36

 
13

 
1

 
133

 
22

 
4,860

Development costs
26

 
4

 
61

 

 
63

 

 
154

Total operating costs and expenses
9,572

 
6,310

 
437

 
642

 
745

 
(1,113
)
 
16,593

Other income - affiliate

 

 

 

 
193

 

 
193

Gain on postretirement benefits curtailment
21

 

 

 

 

 

 
21

Operating (loss)/income
(4,372
)
 
603

 
(54
)
 
326

 
(514
)
 
(40
)
 
(4,051
)
Equity in earnings/(losses)of unconsolidated affiliates
10

 

 
(7
)
 
31

 

 
2

 
36

Impairment losses on investments
(14
)
 

 

 

 
(42
)
 

 
(56
)
Other income, net
18

 
(4
)
 
3

 
3

 
13

 
(7
)
 
26

Loss on sale of equity method investment

 

 

 

 
(14
)
 

 
(14
)
Loss on debt extinguishment

 

 

 
(9
)
 
19

 

 
10

Interest expense
(25
)
 
2

 
(79
)
 
(267
)
 
(574
)
 
6

 
(937
)
(Loss)/income from continuing operations before income taxes
(4,383
)
 
601

 
(137
)
 
84

 
(1,112
)
 
(39
)
 
(4,986
)
Income tax expense/(benefit)

 
1

 
(18
)
 
12

 
1,350

 

 
1,345

Net (loss)/income from continuing operations
$
(4,383
)
 
600

 
(119
)
 
72

 
(2,462
)
 
(39
)
 
(6,331
)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax

 

 

 

 
(105
)
 

 
(105
)
Net (Loss)/Income
(4,383
)
 
600

 
(119
)
 
72

 
(2,567
)
 
(39
)
 
(6,436
)
Less: Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests

 

 
6

 
19

 
(37
)
 
(42
)
 
(54
)
Net (loss)/income attributable to NRG Energy, Inc.
$
(4,383
)
 
$
600

 
$
(125
)
 
$
53

 
$
(2,530
)
 
$
3

 
$
(6,382
)
(a) Inter-segment sales and net derivative gains and losses included in operating revenues
$
896

 
$
6

 
$
31

 
$
29

 
$
191

 
$

 
$
1,153