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Other Long-Term Liabilities
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract]  
Other Long-Term Liabilities
Other Long-Term Liabilities

Other long-term liabilities consist primarily of liabilities related to certain derivative agreements as well as liabilities under agreements related to compliance with certain environmental regulations (see Note 20Legal ProceedingsEnvironmental Agreements). The table below summarizes the types and amounts of Other long-term liabilities:

Other Long-Term Liabilities
At September 30
 
2016
 
2015
Interest rate swap liabilities
$
1,938

 
$
1,627

Capital lease obligations
177

 
100

Currency swap liabilities
162

 
47

EnergyRight® financing obligation
130

 
148

Environmental agreements liability
18

 
55

Membership interests of VIE subject to mandatory redemption
33

 
35

Commodity contract derivative liabilities
49

 
17

Regulatory liabilities
3

 
2

Commodity swap derivative liabilities
2

 
10

Other
264

 
180

Total other long-term liabilities
$
2,776

 
$
2,221



EnergyRight® Purchase Obligation. TVA purchases certain loans receivable from its LPCs in association with the EnergyRight® Solutions program. The current and long-term portions of the resulting financing obligation are reported in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities and Other long-term liabilities, respectively, on TVA’s consolidated balance sheets. As of September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, the carrying amount of the financing obligation reported in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities was approximately $33 million and $37 million, respectively. See Note 6 for information regarding the associated loans receivable.