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Benefit Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Benefit Plans

The components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized as changes in regulatory assets for the three months ended December 31, 2012, and 2011, were as follows:

Components of TVA’s Benefit Plans
	For the Three Months Ended December 31
	Pension Benefits								Other Post-Retirement Benefits
	2012				2011				2012				2011
Service cost	$	34			$	35			$	5			$	5
Interest cost	123				122				9				9
Expected return on plan assets	(109		)		(109		)		—				—
Amortization of prior service cost	(6		)		(6		)		(2		)		(2		)
Recognized net actuarial loss	90				90				7				7
Total net periodic benefit cost recognized	$	132			$	132			$	19			$	19

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the components of net benefit costs for pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans including service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, gain (loss), prior service cost or credit, transition asset or obligation, and gain (loss) recognized due to settlements or curtailments.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=21915506&loc=d3e1928-114920

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