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Other Long-Term Liabilities
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
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, liabilities for environmental remediation, and liabilities under agreements related to compliance with certain environmental regulations. See Note 17Legal ProceedingsEnvironmental Agreements. The table below summarizes the types and amounts of Other long-term liabilities:
Other Long-Term Liabilities
 
At June 30, 2018
 
At September 30, 2017
Interest rate swap liabilities
$
1,176

 
$
1,418

Gallatin coal combustion residual facilities liability
875

 
880

Capital lease obligations
179

 
182

EnergyRight® financing obligation
105

 
115

Currency swap liabilities
73

 
92

Commodity contract derivative liabilities
14

 
9

Membership interests of VIE subject to mandatory redemption
29

 
30

Environmental agreements liability
11

 
13

Other
304

 
316

Total other long-term liabilities
$
2,766

 
$
3,055



Interest Rate Swap Liabilities. TVA uses interest rate swaps to fix variable short-term debt to a fixed rate. The values of these derivatives are included in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities and Other long-term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. As of June 30, 2018, and September 30, 2017, the carrying amount of the interest rate swap liabilities reported in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities was approximately $78 million and $93 million, respectively. See Note 13Derivatives Not Receiving Hedge Accounting TreatmentInterest Rate Derivatives for information regarding the associated interest rate swap liabilities.

Gallatin Coal Combustion Residual Facilities Liability. The estimated cost of the potential Gallatin CCR project is approximately $900 million. The current and long-term portions of the resulting obligation are reported in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities and Other long-term liabilities, respectively, on TVA's consolidated balance sheets. As of June 30, 2018, and September 30, 2017, related liabilities of $20 million and $19 million, respectively, were recorded in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities. See Note 8 for information regarding the Gallatin CCR facilities.

EnergyRight® Financing 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 June 30, 2018, and September 30, 2017, the carrying amount of the financing obligation reported in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities was approximately $26 million and $29 million, respectively. See Note 5 for information regarding the associated loans receivable and for details regarding the EnergyRight® Solutions program.