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Risk Management Activities and Derivative Transactions Counterparty Credit Risk (Details) |  |  | 3 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2012 Customers | Sep. 30, 2012 Customers | Dec. 31, 2012 Credit of Customers | Dec. 31, 2012 Credit of Suppliers Suppliers | Dec. 31, 2012 Power Purchase Agreement Megawatts
Derivative |  |  |  |  |
Number of customers that represent the percent of outstanding accounts receivable | 2 | 3 |  |  |
Percent of total outstanding accounts receivables | 18.00% | 26.00% |  |  |
Percent of operating revenue represented by TVA's largest industrial customer |  |  | 6.00% |  |
Number of suppliers |  |  |  | 13 |
Megawatts |  |  |  |  | 440

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