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Regulatory Assets and Liabilities Regulatory Assets and Liabilities (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 30 Months Ended |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jul. 31, 2005 Units | Sep. 30, 2014 Deferred Nuclear Generating Units and Construction Costs | Jul. 31, 2005 Deferred Nuclear Generating Units and Construction Costs | Sep. 30, 2014 Environmental Cleanup Costs - Kingston Ash Spill | Sep. 30, 2010 Environmental Cleanup Costs - Kingston Ash Spill | Sep. 30, 2009 Environmental Cleanup Costs - Kingston Ash Spill | Sep. 30, 2014 Environmental Agreements | Sep. 30, 2014 Energy Efficiency Projects Environmental Agreements | Sep. 30, 2014 Paid to States Environmental Agreements | Sep. 30, 2014 Civil Penalties Environmental Agreements | Sep. 30, 2014 Derivatives Under FTP | Sep. 30, 2013 Derivatives Under FTP | Sep. 30, 2014 Deferred nuclear generating units
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net unrealized gains (losses) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 103,000,000 | [1] | $ 166,000,000 | [1] |
Investment in deferred generating units |  |  |  |  |  | 3,900,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of deferred generating units |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Noncurrent Asset, Amortization Period |  |  |  |  | P10Y |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining balance to be included in plant asset balance at completion |  |  |  |  | 619,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets | 9,475,000,000 | 9,475,000,000 | 9,692,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,500,000,000
Yearly amortization of Deferred nuclear generating units | 237,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial regulatory asset |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 360,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in environmental agreement projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 290,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount to be provided to fund environmental projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount to be paid in civil penalties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory asset amount expensed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 138,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Total recorded estimate of Kingston cleanup costs | 1,100,000,000 | 1,100,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 1,100,000,000 |  | 933,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Kingston insurance recoveries | 175,000,000 | 267,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimate increase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 192,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current regulatory asset amortization period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | Fair values of certain derivatives under the FTP that were in net liability positions totaling $69 million and $100 million at September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013, respectively, are recorded in TVA's margin cash accounts in Other current assets. These derivatives are transacted with futures commission merchants, and cash deposits have been posted to the margin cash accounts held with each futures commission merchant to offset the net liability positions in full.

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