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Other Long-Term Assets

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Other Long-Term Assets

Other Long-Term Assets

The table below summarizes the types and amounts of TVA’s other long-term assets:

Other Long-Term Assets
	At March 31, 2012				At September 30, 2011
Coal contract derivative assets	$	120			$	285
Loans and other long-term receivables, net	81				74
Other	70				13
Total other long-term assets	$	271			$	372

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