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Other Income (Expense) - net | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Other Income (Expense) Net [Line Items] |
Other Income (Expense) - net | 13. Other Income (Expense) - net (PPL) The details of "Other Income (Expense) - net" for the periods ended September 30, were:
| Three Months |  | Nine Months
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Other Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Economic foreign currency exchange contracts (Note 15) | $ | 44 |  |  | $ | 40 |  |  | $ | 56 |  |  | $ | 92 |
Defined benefit plans - non-service credits (Note 10) | 77 |  |  | 61 |  |  | 237 |  |  | 195 |
Interest income | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 5 |
AFUDC - equity component | 6 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 15 |
Miscellaneous | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 3 |
Total Other Income | 131 |  |  | 111 |  |  | 328 |  |  | 310 |
Other Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charitable contributions | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 6 |
Miscellaneous | 4 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 7 |
Total Other Expense | 5 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 13 |
Other Income (Expense) - net | $ | 126 |  |  | $ | 106 |  |  | $ | 309 |  |  | $ | 297 |
(PPL Electric) The details of "Other Income (Expense) - net" for the periods ended September 30, were:
| Three Months |  | Nine Months
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Other Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AFUDC - equity component | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 15 |
Defined benefit plans - non-service credits (Note 10) | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 4 |
Interest income | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Miscellaneous | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Total Other Income | 7 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 20 |
Other Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charitable contributions | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |
Miscellaneous | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Total Other Expense | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 2 |
Other Income (Expense) - net | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | 18 |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] |
Other Income (Expense) Net [Line Items] |
Other Income (Expense) - net | 13. Other Income (Expense) - net (PPL) The details of "Other Income (Expense) - net" for the periods ended September 30, were:
| Three Months |  | Nine Months
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Other Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Economic foreign currency exchange contracts (Note 15) | $ | 44 |  |  | $ | 40 |  |  | $ | 56 |  |  | $ | 92 |
Defined benefit plans - non-service credits (Note 10) | 77 |  |  | 61 |  |  | 237 |  |  | 195 |
Interest income | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 5 |
AFUDC - equity component | 6 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 15 |
Miscellaneous | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 3 |
Total Other Income | 131 |  |  | 111 |  |  | 328 |  |  | 310 |
Other Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charitable contributions | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 6 |
Miscellaneous | 4 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 7 |
Total Other Expense | 5 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 13 |
Other Income (Expense) - net | $ | 126 |  |  | $ | 106 |  |  | $ | 309 |  |  | $ | 297 |
(PPL Electric) The details of "Other Income (Expense) - net" for the periods ended September 30, were:
| Three Months |  | Nine Months
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Other Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AFUDC - equity component | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 15 |
Defined benefit plans - non-service credits (Note 10) | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 4 |
Interest income | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Miscellaneous | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Total Other Income | 7 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 20 |
Other Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charitable contributions | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |
Miscellaneous | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Total Other Expense | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 2 |
Other Income (Expense) - net | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | 18 |

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