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Other Non-Operating Expense | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
OTHER NON-OPERATING EXPENSE | 14. OTHER NON-OPERATING EXPENSE Other non-operating expense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 consisted of the other-than-temporary-impairment of the following equity method investments:
|  | Three Months
|  | Ended March 31,
|  | 2012
|  | (in millions)
InnoVent |  | $ | 17
China generation |  |  | 31
Other |  |  | 1
Total Other-non operating expense |  | $ | 49
InnoV ent―During the quarter, the Company concluded it was more likely than not that it would sell its interest in InnoVent S.A.S. (“InnoVent”), an equity method investment in France with wind generation projects totaling 75 MW. InnoVe nt had a carrying value of $36 million which exceeded its fair value o f $19 million, resulting in an other-than-temporary impairment expense of $17 million. China―During the quarter, the Company concluded it was more likely than not that it would sell its interest s in certain investments in China before the end of their joint venture terms. These investments include coal-fired, hydropower and w ind generation facilities accounted for under the equity method of accounting. These were considered impairment indicator s. In measuring the other-than-temporary impairment, the carrying value of $164 million of these investments was compared to their fair value of $133 million resulting in an other-than-temporary impairment expense of $31 million. There was no o ther non-operating expense for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the detailed components of other nonoperating expenses. This disclosure may include methodology, assumptions and amounts for : (a) losses on securities (net of profits) and (b) miscellaneous income deductions. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Article 5 -Section 03 -Paragraph 9 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 225 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.9) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6880815&loc=d3e20235-122688 + Details
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