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Other Income (Expense) - net | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) [Abstract] |
Other Income (Expense) - net | 15. Other Income (Expense) - net (PPL) The breakdown of "Other Income (Expense) - net" for the years ended December 31, was:
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Other Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Economic foreign currency exchange contracts (Note 17) | $ | (261 | ) |  | $ | 384 |  |  | $ | 122 |
Interest income | 2 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 4 |
AFUDC - equity component | 16 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 14 |
Miscellaneous | 17 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 6 |
Total Other Income | (226 | ) |  | 412 |  |  | 146 |
Other Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charitable contributions | 8 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 21 |
Miscellaneous | 21 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 17 |
Total Other Expense | 29 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 38 |
Other Income (Expense) - net | $ | (255 | ) |  | $ | 390 |  |  | $ | 108 |

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- Definition Disclosure of the detailed components of other nonoperating income and other nonoperating expenses. May include methodology, assumptions and amounts for: (a) dividends, (b) interest on securities, (c) profits on securities (net of losses), (d) miscellaneous other income items, (e) losses on securities (net of profits) and (f) miscellaneous income deductions. + References No definition available. + Details
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