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Other Income (Expense) - net | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Other Income (Expense) Net [Line Items] |
Other Income (Expense) - net | (PPL) The components of "Other Income (Expense) - net" for the years ended December 31, were:
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Other Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Economic foreign currency exchange contracts (Note 17) | $ | (14 | ) |  | $ | 150 |  |  | $ | (261 | )
Defined benefit plans - non-service credits (Note 11) | 316 |  |  | 257 |  |  | 167 |
Interest income | 16 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 2 |
AFUDC - equity component | 23 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 16 |
Miscellaneous | 7 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 17 |
Total Other Income | 348 |  |  | 440 |  |  | (59 | )
Other Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charitable contributions | 17 |  |  | 24 |  |  | 8 |
Miscellaneous | 22 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 21 |
Total Other Expense | 39 |  |  | 44 |  |  | 29 |
Other Income (Expense) - net | $ | 309 |  |  | $ | 396 |  |  | $ | (88 | )
(PPL Electric) The components of "Other Income (Expense) - net" for the years ended December 31, were:
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Other Income |  |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plans - non-service credits (Note 11) | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 1 |
Interest income | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1 |
AFUDC - equity component | 23 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 15 |
Total Other Income | 29 |  |  | 27 |  |  | 17 |
Other Expense |  |  |  |  |
Charitable contributions | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 2 |
Miscellaneous | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |
Total Other Expense | 4 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 5 |
Other Income (Expense) - net | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 12 |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp [Member] |
Other Income (Expense) Net [Line Items] |
Other Income (Expense) - net | The components of "Other Income (Expense) - net" for the years ended December 31, were:
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Other Income |  |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plans - non-service credits (Note 11) | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 1 |
Interest income | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1 |
AFUDC - equity component | 23 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 15 |
Total Other Income | 29 |  |  | 27 |  |  | 17 |
Other Expense |  |  |  |  |
Charitable contributions | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 2 |
Miscellaneous | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |
Total Other Expense | 4 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 5 |
Other Income (Expense) - net | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 12 |

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