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Earnings (Loss) Per Share for Talen Energy Corporation (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Basic and Diluted EPS Computations | Reconciliations of the amounts of income and shares of Talen Energy Corporation common stock (in thousands) for the period ended March 31 used in the EPS calculation are:
|  | Three Months
|  | 2016 |  | 2015
Income (Numerator) |  |  |  |
Net Income (Loss) |  | $ | 151 |  |  | $ | 96 |
Shares of Common Stock (Denominator) |  |  |  |
Weighted-average shares - Basic EPS |  | 128,526 |  |  | 83,524 |
Add incremental non-participating securities: |  |  |  |
Share-based payment awards |  | 492 |  |  | — |
Weighted-average shares - Diluted EPS |  | 129,018 |  |  | 83,524 |

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