Other Income and Expense

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other Income and Other Expense Disclosure [Text Block]

OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSE

Other Income — Other income includes gains on asset sales and liability extinguishments, favorable judgments on contingencies, and other income from miscellaneous transactions. The components of other income are summarized as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
	(in millions)
Contingency reversal (Kazakhstan)	$	—	$	18	$	—	$	18
Gain on sale of assets	6		8		11		10
Allowance for Funds Used During Construction (IPL)	3		1		7		2
Other	6		6		13		15
Total other income	$	15	$	33	$	31	$	45

Other Expense — Other expense generally includes losses on asset sales and dispositions, losses on legal contingencies and losses from other miscellaneous transactions. The components of other expense are summarized as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
	(in millions)
Loss on sale and disposal of assets	$	8	$	12	$	23	$	19
Legal settlement	5		—		8		—
Other	1		5		3		6
Total other expense	$	14	$	17	$	34	$	25