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Leases (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Leases [Abstract] |
Rentals for capital and operating leases | Operating lease expense for 2016, 2015 and 2014, is summarized as follows:
(In millions) |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
FirstEnergy |  | $ | 168 |  |  | $ | 174 |  |  | $ | 199 |
FES |  | $ | 94 |  |  | $ | 94 |  |  | $ | 95 |
Future minimum capital lease payments | The future minimum capital lease payments as of December 31, 2016 are as follows:
Capital leases |  | FirstEnergy |  | FES
|  | (In millions)
2017 |  | $ | 32 |  |  | $ | 6 |
2018 |  | 25 |  |  | 2 |
2019 |  | 19 |  |  | — |
2020 |  | 14 |  |  | — |
2021 |  | 12 |  |  | — |
Years thereafter |  | 15 |  |  | 1 |
Total minimum lease payments |  | 117 |  |  | 9 |
Interest portion |  | (13 | ) |  | (1 | )
Present value of net minimum lease payments |  | 104 |  |  | 8 |
Less current portion |  | 29 |  |  | 5 |
Noncurrent portion |  | $ | 75 |  |  | $ | 3 |
Future minimum operating lease payments | FirstEnergy's future minimum consolidated operating lease payments as of December 31, 2016, are as follows:
Operating Leases |  | FirstEnergy
|  | (In millions)
2017(1) |  | $ | 125 |
2018 |  | 142 |
2019 |  | 123 |
2020 |  | 97 |
2021 |  | 119 |
Years thereafter |  | 1,351 |
Total minimum lease payments |  | $ | 1,957 |
(1) Includes a $3 million payment PNBV Trust will receive associated with certain sale and leaseback transactions. These arrangements, which expire in 2017, effectively reduce lease costs related to those transactions. FES' future minimum operating lease payments as of December 31, 2016, are as follows:
Operating Leases |  | FES
|  | (In millions)
2017 |  | $ | 82 |
2018 |  | 101 |
2019 |  | 97 |
2020 |  | 68 |
2021 |  | 93 |
Years thereafter |  | 1,222 |
Total minimum lease payments |  | $ | 1,663 |

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