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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

NRG's major classes of property, plant and equipment

The Company's major classes of property, plant, and equipment were as follows:

	As of December 31,								Depreciable
	2018				2017				Lives
	(In millions)
Facilities and equipment	$	3,763			$	6,904			1-40 Years
Land and improvements	347				468
Nuclear fuel	212				235				5 Years
Office furnishings and equipment	431				421				2-10 Years
Construction in progress	106				201
Total property, plant, and equipment	4,859				8,229
Accumulated depreciation	(1,811		)		(2,255		)
Net property, plant, and equipment	$	3,048			$	5,974

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Tabular disclosure of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, balances by class of assets, depreciation and depletion expense and method used, including composite depreciation, and accumulated deprecation.

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