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Commitments, Guarantees and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Guarantor Obligations

These credit-risk-related contingent features stipulate that if the subsidiary were to be downgraded or lose its investment grade credit rating (based on its senior unsecured debt rating), it would be required to provide additional collateral. The following table discloses the potential additional credit rating contingent contractual collateral obligations as of September 30, 2020:

Potential Collateral Obligations																		Utilities and FET						FE						Total
									(In millions)
Contractual Obligations for Additional Collateral
Upon Further Downgrade (1)																		$	40					$	—					$	40
Surety Bonds (Collateralized Amount) (2)																		66						257						323
Total Exposure from Contractual Obligations																		$	106					$	257					$	363

(1)As a result of certain credit rating downgrades in October 2020, FirstEnergy may be required to provide $4.5 million in collateral.

(2)Surety Bonds are not tied to a credit rating. Surety Bonds’ impact assumes maximum contractual obligations (typical obligations require 30 days to cure).

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Tabular disclosure of each guarantee obligation, or each group of similar guarantee obligations, including (a) the nature of the guarantee, including its term, how it arose, and the events or circumstances that would require the guarantor to perform under the guarantee; (b) the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee; (c) the current carrying amount of the liability, if any, for the guarantor's obligations under the guarantee; and (d) the nature of any recourse provisions under the guarantee, and any assets held either as collateral or by third parties, and any relevant related party disclosure. Excludes disclosures about product warranties.

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