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Segment Information
9 Months Ended
Sep. 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. During the third quarter of 2018, the Pleasants Power Station was also reclassified to discontinued operations following its inclusion in the definitive settlement agreement for the benefit of FES' creditors. 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 September 30, 2018, Corporate/Other had $5.35 billion of FE holding company long-term debt and $1.7 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)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
 
$
2,766

 
$
346

 
$
6

 
$
(54
)
 
$
3,064

Depreciation
 
202

 
64

 
1

 
16

 
283

Amortization of regulatory assets, net
 
65

 
2

 

 

 
67

Miscellaneous income (expense), net
 
34

 
4

 
19

 
(8
)
 
49

Interest expense
 
127

 
43

 
93

 
(8
)
 
255

Income taxes (benefits)
 
126

 
34

 
(27
)
 

 
133

Income (loss) from continuing operations
 
416

 
99

 
(128
)
 

 
387

Total assets
 
28,530

 
10,017

 
896

 

 
39,443

Total goodwill
 
5,004

 
614

 

 

 
5,618

Property additions
 
356

 
262

 
5

 
12

 
635

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
 
$
2,609

 
$
341

 
$
10

 
$
(50
)
 
$
2,910

Depreciation
 
183

 
59

 
2

 
17

 
261

Amortization of regulatory assets, net
 
107

 
6

 

 

 
113

Impairment of assets
 

 
13

 

 

 
13

Miscellaneous income (expense), net
 
16

 
1

 
15

 
(13
)
 
19

Interest expense
 
133

 
38

 
104

 
(13
)
 
262

Income taxes (benefits)
 
183

 
49

 
(30
)
 

 
202

Income (loss) from continuing operations
 
314

 
84

 
(97
)
 

 
301

Total assets
 
27,866

 
9,356

 
938

 
5,489

 
43,649

Total goodwill
 
5,004

 
614

 

 

 
5,618

Property additions
 
286

 
248

 
14

 
45

 
593

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
 
$
7,694

 
$
1,010

 
$
28

 
$
(181
)
 
$
8,551

Depreciation
 
598

 
187

 
6

 
52

 
843

Amortization (deferral) of regulatory assets, net
 
(194
)
 
6

 

 

 
(188
)
Miscellaneous income (expense), net
 
146

 
11

 
34

 
(27
)
 
164

Interest expense
 
384

 
124

 
377

 
(27
)
 
858

Income taxes
 
357

 
104

 
42

 

 
503

Income (loss) from continuing operations
 
1,115

 
302

 
(577
)
 

 
840

Property additions
 
1,011

 
836

 
68

 
27

 
1,942

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
 
$
7,380

 
$
981

 
$
37

 
$
(151
)
 
$
8,247

Depreciation
 
540

 
164

 
9

 
52

 
765

Amortization of regulatory assets, net
 
263

 
11

 

 

 
274

Impairment of assets
 

 
13

 

 

 
13

Miscellaneous income (expense), net
 
45

 
1

 
31

 
(33
)
 
44

Interest expense
 
405

 
116

 
263

 
(33
)
 
751

Income taxes (benefits)
 
442

 
154

 
(113
)
 

 
483

Income (loss) from continuing operations
 
756

 
264

 
(248
)
 

 
772

Property additions
 
854

 
717

 
43

 
233

 
1,847