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Other Income (Expense) - net | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2018
Other Income (Expense) Net [Line Items] |
Other Income (Expense) - net | 12. Other Income (Expense) - net (PPL) The details of "Other Income (Expense) - net" for the periods ended June 30, were:
| Three Months |  | Six Months
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Other Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Economic foreign currency exchange contracts (Note 14) | $ | 164 |  |  | $ | (113 | ) |  | $ | 52 |  |  | $ | (156 | )
Defined benefit plans - non-service credits (Note 9) | 66 |  |  | 44 |  |  | 134 |  |  | 82 |
Interest income | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1 |
AFUDC - equity component | 5 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 6 |
Miscellaneous | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 9 |
Total Other Income | 237 |  |  | (65 | ) |  | 199 |  |  | (58 | )
Other Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charitable contributions | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 5 |
Miscellaneous | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 14 |
Total Other Expense | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 19 |
Other Income (Expense) - net | $ | 234 |  |  | $ | (68 | ) |  | $ | 191 |  |  | $ | (77 | )
(PPL Electric) The details of "Other Income (Expense) - net" for the periods ended June 30, were:
| Three Months |  | Six Months
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Other Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AFUDC - equity component | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 6 |
Defined benefit plans - non-service credits (Note 9) | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |
Miscellaneous | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Total Other Income | 7 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 6 |
Other Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charitable contributions | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |
Miscellaneous | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Total Other Expense | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |
Other Income (Expense) - net | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 13 |  |  | $ | 4 |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] |
Other Income (Expense) Net [Line Items] |
Other Income (Expense) - net | 12. Other Income (Expense) - net (PPL) The details of "Other Income (Expense) - net" for the periods ended June 30, were:
| Three Months |  | Six Months
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Other Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Economic foreign currency exchange contracts (Note 14) | $ | 164 |  |  | $ | (113 | ) |  | $ | 52 |  |  | $ | (156 | )
Defined benefit plans - non-service credits (Note 9) | 66 |  |  | 44 |  |  | 134 |  |  | 82 |
Interest income | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1 |
AFUDC - equity component | 5 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 6 |
Miscellaneous | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 9 |
Total Other Income | 237 |  |  | (65 | ) |  | 199 |  |  | (58 | )
Other Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charitable contributions | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 5 |
Miscellaneous | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 14 |
Total Other Expense | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 19 |
Other Income (Expense) - net | $ | 234 |  |  | $ | (68 | ) |  | $ | 191 |  |  | $ | (77 | )
(PPL Electric) The details of "Other Income (Expense) - net" for the periods ended June 30, were:
| Three Months |  | Six Months
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Other Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AFUDC - equity component | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 6 |
Defined benefit plans - non-service credits (Note 9) | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |
Miscellaneous | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Total Other Income | 7 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 6 |
Other Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charitable contributions | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |
Miscellaneous | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Total Other Expense | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |
Other Income (Expense) - net | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 13 |  |  | $ | 4 |

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