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Segment Information
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
SEGMENT INFORMATION
SEGMENT INFORMATION

FirstEnergy's reportable segments are as follows: Regulated Distribution and Regulated Transmission.

On March 31, 2018, as discussed in Note 3, “Discontinued Operations,FirstEnergy deconsolidated FES and FENOC and presented FES, FENOC, BSPC and a portion of AE Supply, representing substantially all of FirstEnergy’s operations that previously comprised the CES reportable operating segment, as discontinued operations in FirstEnergy’s consolidated financial statements resulting from actions taken as part of the strategic review to exit commodity-exposed generation. The financial information for all periods has been revised to present the discontinued operations within Reconciling Adjustments. The remaining business activities that previously comprised the CES reportable operating segment were not material and, as such, have been combined into Corporate/Other for reporting purposes.

The Regulated Distribution segment distributes electricity through FirstEnergy’s ten utility operating companies, serving approximately six million customers within 65,000 square miles of Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey and New York, and purchases power for its POLR, SOS, SSO and default service requirements in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland. This segment also controls 3,790 MWs of regulated electric generation capacity located primarily in West Virginia, Virginia and New Jersey. The segment's results reflect the commodity costs of securing electric generation and the deferral and amortization of certain fuel costs.
The Regulated Transmission segment provides transmission infrastructure owned and operated by ATSI, TrAIL, MAIT and certain of FirstEnergy's utilities (JCP&L, MP, PE and WP) to transmit electricity from generation sources to distribution facilities. The segment's revenues are primarily derived from forward-looking formula rates at ATSI, TrAIL, and MAIT as well as stated transmission rates at JCP&L, MP, PE and WP. Both the forward-looking formula and stated rates recover costs that the regulatory agencies determine are permitted to be recovered and provide a return on transmission capital investment. Under forward-looking formula rates, the revenue requirement is updated annually based on a projected rate base and projected costs, which is subject to an annual true-up based on actual costs. The segment's results also reflect the net transmission expenses related to the delivery of electricity on FirstEnergy's transmission facilities.
Corporate support not charged to FE's subsidiaries, interest expense on stand-alone holding company debt, corporate income taxes and other businesses that do not constitute an operating segment are categorized as Corporate/Other for reportable business segment purposes. Additionally, reconciling adjustments for the elimination of inter-segment transactions and discontinued operations are included in Corporate/Other. As of June 30, 2018, 1,367 MWs of electric generating capacity, representing the Pleasants Plant and AE Supply's OVEC capacity entitlement, was included in Corporate/Other. As of June 30, 2018, Corporate/Other had $5.35 billion of FE holding company long-term debt and $1.6 billion in borrowings under its revolving credit facility.
Financial information for each of FirstEnergy's reportable segments is presented in the tables below.
Segment Financial Information

For the Three Months Ended
 
Regulated Distribution
 
Regulated Transmission
 
Corporate/ Other
 
Reconciling Adjustments
 
Consolidated
 
 
(In millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
June 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
 
$
2,352

 
$
341

 
$
86

 
$
(75
)
 
$
2,704

Depreciation
 
200

 
62

 
19

 
18

 
299

Deferral of regulatory assets, net
 
(107
)
 

 

 

 
(107
)
Miscellaneous income (expense), net
 
56

 
3

 
(1
)
 
(10
)
 
48

Interest expense
 
129

 
42

 
208

 
(10
)
 
369

Income taxes
 
138

 
38

 
(61
)
 

 
115

Income (loss) from continuing operations
 
377

 
104

 
(214
)
 

 
267

Total assets
 
28,088

 
9,833

 
1,050

 

 
38,971

Total goodwill
 
5,004

 
614

 

 

 
5,618

Property additions
 
391

 
282

 
51

 

 
724

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
June 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
 
$
2,271

 
$
327

 
$
77

 
$
(51
)
 
$
2,624

Depreciation
 
179

 
54

 
3

 
18

 
254

Amortization of regulatory assets, net
 
75

 
3

 

 

 
78

Miscellaneous income (expense), net
 
14

 

 
10

 
(13
)
 
11

Interest expense
 
134

 
39

 
88

 
(13
)
 
248

Income taxes (benefits)
 
121

 
53

 
(42
)
 

 
132

Income (loss) from continuing operations
 
205

 
92

 
(78
)
 

 
219

Total assets
 
27,660

 
9,142

 
1,190

 
5,335

 
43,327

Total goodwill
 
5,004

 
614

 

 

 
5,618

Property additions
 
304

 
245

 
29

 
88

 
666

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Six Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
June 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
 
$
4,928

 
$
664

 
$
211

 
$
(123
)
 
$
5,680

Depreciation
 
396

 
123

 
38

 
36

 
593

Amortization (deferral) of regulatory assets, net
 
(259
)
 
4

 

 

 
(255
)
Miscellaneous income (expense), net
 
112

 
7

 
15

 
(19
)
 
115

Interest expense
 
257

 
81

 
300

 
(19
)
 
619

Income taxes
 
231

 
70

 
66

 

 
367

Income (loss) from continuing operations
 
699

 
203

 
(458
)
 

 
444

Property additions
 
655

 
574

 
63

 
15

 
1,307

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
June 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
 
$
4,771

 
$
640

 
$
169

 
$
(101
)
 
$
5,479

Depreciation
 
357

 
105

 
7

 
35

 
504

Amortization of regulatory assets, net
 
156

 
5

 

 

 
161

Miscellaneous income (expense), net
 
29

 

 
16

 
(20
)
 
25

Interest expense
 
272

 
78

 
163

 
(20
)
 
493

Income taxes (benefits)
 
259

 
105

 
(80
)
 

 
284

Income (loss) from continuing operations
 
442

 
180

 
(146
)
 

 
476

Property additions
 
568

 
469

 
39

 
178

 
1,254