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Accounts Receivable, Net Accounts Receivable, Net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss [Abstract] |
Accounts Receivable, Net | Accounts receivable primarily consist of amounts due from customers for power sales. The table below summarizes the types and amounts of TVA's accounts receivable:
Accounts Receivable, Net At September 30
| 2020 |  | 2019
Power receivables | $ | 1,401 |  |  | $ | 1,624 |
Other receivables | 128 |  |  | 115 |
Accounts receivable, net(1) | $ | 1,529 |  |  | $ | 1,739 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the various types of trade accounts and notes receivable and for each the gross carrying value, allowance, and net carrying value as of the balance sheet date. Presentation is categorized by current, noncurrent and unclassified receivables. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3,4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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