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Asset Impairment Expense | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Impairment or Disposal of Tangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
ASSET IMPAIRMENT EXPENSE | ASSET IMPAIRMENT EXPENSE
| Three Months Ended March 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014
| (in millions)
DP&L (East Bend) | $ | — |  |  | $ | 12 |
Other | 8 |  |  | — |
Total asset impairment expense | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | 12 |
DP&L (East Bend) — During the first quarter of 2014, the Company tested the recoverability of long-lived assets at East Bend, a 186 MW coal-fired plant in Ohio jointly owned by DP&L (a wholly owned subsidiary of AES). Indications during that quarter that the fair value of the asset group was less than its carrying amount were determined to be impairment indicators given how narrowly these long-lived assets had passed the recoverability test during the fourth quarter of 2013. During the first quarter of 2014, the Company determined that the carrying amount of the asset group was not recoverable. The East Bend asset group was determined to have a fair value of $2 million using the market approach. As a result, the Company recognized asset impairment expense of $12 million. The Company’s interest in East Bend was sold in December 2014. Prior to its sale, East Bend was reported in the US SBU reportable segment.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for the details of the charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of all assets from their carrying value to their fair value. Disclosure may also include a description of the impaired asset and facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, amount of the impairment loss and where the loss is located in the income statement, method(s) for determining fair value, and the segment in which the impaired asset is reported. + References No definition available. + Details
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