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Other Income (Expense) - net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Other Income (Expense) Net [Line Items] |
Other Income (Expense) - net | (PPL) The breakdown of "Other Income (Expense) - net" for the years ended December 31, was:
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Other Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Economic foreign currency exchange contracts (Note 17) | $ | 150 |  |  | $ | (261 | ) |  | $ | 384 |
Defined benefit plans - non-service credits (Note 11) | 257 |  |  | 167 |  |  | 112 |
Interest income | 6 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |
AFUDC - equity component | 21 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 19 |
Miscellaneous | 6 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 6 |
Total Other Income | 440 |  |  | (59 | ) |  | 524 |
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Other Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charitable contributions | 24 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 9 |
Miscellaneous | 20 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 13 |
Total Other Expense | 44 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 22 |
Other Income (Expense) - net | $ | 396 |  |  | $ | (88 | ) |  | $ | 502 |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] |
Other Income (Expense) Net [Line Items] |
Other Income (Expense) - net | (PPL Electric) The breakdown of "Other Income (Expense) - net" for the years ended December 31, was:
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Other Income |  |  |  |  |
Interest income | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 1 |
AFUDC - equity component | 20 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 18 |
Defined benefit plans - non-service credits (Note 11) | 5 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |
Miscellaneous | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |
Total Other Income | 27 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 24 |
Other Expense |  |  |  |  |
Charitable contribution | 3 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |
Miscellaneous | 1 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 2 |
Total Other Expense | 4 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 4 |
Other Income (Expense) - net | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 20 |

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