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Inventories, Net Inventories, Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Inventory, Net [Abstract]

Inventories, Net

The table below summarizes the types and amounts of TVA’s inventories:

Inventories, Net At September 30
	2014				2013
Materials and supplies inventory	$	616			$	620
Fuel inventory	473				494
Emission allowance inventory	13				14
Allowance for inventory obsolescence	(46		)		(37		)
Inventories, net	$	1,056			$	1,091

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of merchandise, goods, commodities, or supplies held for future sale or to be used in manufacturing, servicing or production process.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6361739&loc=d3e7789-107766



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

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 2

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