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Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of lease/leaseback future minimum payments [Table Text Block] | At September 30, 2019, the future minimum payments under leaseback obligations are shown below.
Lease/Leasebacks Minimum payments due in years ending September 30
2020 |  | $ | 50 |
2021 |  | 207 |
2022 |  | 25 |
2023 |  | — |
2024 |  | — |
Thereafter |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 282 |
Schedule of future minimum payments for membership interests subject to mandatory redemption [Table Text Block] | At September 30, 2019, the mandatory redemptions for each of the next five years are shown below:
|  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2024
Membership interests of variable interest entity subject to mandatory redemption |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 1 |
Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block] | At September 30, 2019, the future minimum lease payments under operating leases, including purchased power agreements that are accounted for as operating leases, are shown below.
Operating Leases Minimum payments due in years ending September 30
2020 |  | $ | 76 |
2021 |  | 75 |
2022 |  | 60 |
2023 |  | 12 |
2024 |  | 3 |
Thereafter |  | 2 |
Total |  | $ | 228 |
Energy Prepayment Obligations | In addition to the commitments above, TVA had contractual obligations in the form of revenue discounts related to energy prepayments. TVA recognized $10 million of prepayment obligations and related interest payments of $4 million in revenue during 2019. The arrangement ceased in 2019. See Note 1 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies — Energy Prepayment Obligations and Note 17 — Revenue.
Unfunded loan commitments | At September 30, 2019, TVA's commitments under unfunded loan commitments were $7 million for 2020. TVA has no commitments under unfunded loan commitments for 2021 through 2024.
Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments for Capital Leases | At September 30, 2019, the future minimum lease payments under capital leases shown below were included in Capital leases and Other long-term liabilities on TVA's Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Capital Leases Minimum payments due in years ending September 30
2020 |  | $ | 53 |
2021 |  | 53 |
2022 |  | 53 |
2023 |  | 55 |
2024 |  | 51 |
Thereafter |  | 418 |
Minimum annual payments |  | 683 |
Less: amount representing interest |  | (495 | )
Total |  | $ | 188 |

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