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Other Long-Term Assets Other Long-Term Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

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

Other Long-Term Assets

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

Other Long-Term Assets At September 30
	2013				2012
EnergyRight® receivables	$	117			$	115
Unamortized debt issue cost of power bonds	75				70
Loans and other long-term receivables, net	73				76
Coal contract derivative assets	1				107
Prepaid capacity payments	62				59
Currency swap assets	28				21
Other	89				61
Total other long-term assets	$	445			$	509

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of noncurrent assets.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.17)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 17

-Article 5

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