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Other Income (Expense), Net

9 Months Ended

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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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.

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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

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