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Other Income (Expense), Net | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2011
Other Income (Expense), Net [Abstract] |
Other Income (Expense), Net | 14. Other Income (Expense), Net Income and expenses not related to TVA’s operating activities are summarized in the following table:
Other Income (Expense), Net |
|  | For the three months ended June 30 |  |  | For the nine months ended June 30 |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
External services |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 13 |  |  | $ | 9 |
Interest income |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 4 |
Gains (losses) on investments |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 1 |
Miscellaneous |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 6 |
Total other income (expense), net |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 20 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for other income or other expense items (both operating and nonoperating). Sources of nonoperating income or nonoperating expense that may be disclosed, include amounts earned from dividends, interest on securities, profits (losses) on securities, net and miscellaneous other income or 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 3, 6, 7, 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 210.5-03.3,6,7,9) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6880815&loc=d3e20235-122688 + Details
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