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Supplemental Cash Flow Information	12 Months Ended
Supplemental Cash Flow Information	Sep. 30, 2015
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]
Supplemental Cash Flow Information	Supplemental Cash Flow Information Interest paid was $1.3 billion in 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively. These amounts differ from interest expense due to the timing of payments and interest capitalized of $214 million in 2015, $175 million in 2014, and $168 million in 2013 as a part of major capital expenditures. Construction in progress and Nuclear fuel expenditures included in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities at September 30, 2015, 2014, and 2013 were $530 million, $391 million, and $270 million, respectively, and are excluded from the Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows for the years ended September 30, 2015, 2014, and 2013 as non-cash investing activities. In November 2013, in accordance with the regulated operations property, plant and equipment accounting guidance, the TVA Board approved the treatment of all amounts currently included in Construction in progress related to Bellefonte as a regulatory asset. Bellefonte amounts included in Construction expenditures for 2013 were $162 million. Assets acquired through capital leases of $70 million and $20 million for the years ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, were excluded from the Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows for the years ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 as non-cash financing activities. Cash flows from futures contracts, forward contracts, option contracts, and swap contracts that are accounted for as hedges are classified in the same category as the item being hedged or on a basis consistent with the nature of the instrument.