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Asset Retirement Obligations

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]

Asset Retirement Obligations

Asset Retirement Obligations

The changes in the carrying amounts of Talen Energy's AROs were as follows.

Balance at December 31, 2015	$	501
Accretion expense	9
Changes in estimate of cash flow or settlement date	1
Obligations settled	(1		)
Balance at March 31, 2016	$	510

Substantially all of the ARO balances are classified as noncurrent at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.         

Talen Energy's most significant ARO recorded relates to the decommissioning of the Susquehanna nuclear plant. See Notes 12 and 15 for additional information on the assets in the NDT funds that are legally restricted for the purposes of settling this ARO.

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The entire disclosure for an asset retirement obligation and the associated long-lived asset. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement from service of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees.

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