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Benefit Plans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Components of TVA's Benefit Plans

The components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized as changes in regulatory assets for the three and six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, were as follows:

Components of TVA's Benefit Plans(1) (in millions)
			For the Three Months Ended March 31																								For the Six Months Ended March 31
			Pension Benefits												Other Post-Retirement Benefits												Pension Benefits												Other Post-Retirement Benefits
			2022						2021						2022						2021						2022						2021						2022						2021
Service cost			$	13					$	14					$	4					$	4					$	26					$	28					$	8					$	9
Interest cost			95						93						3						4						189						184						7						8
Expected return on plan assets			(109)						(123)						—						—						(218)						(246)						—						—
Amortization of prior service credit			(24)						(25)						(4)						(4)						(47)						(49)						(8)						(9)
Recognized net actuarial loss			101						115						2						2						197						227						3						5
Total net periodic benefit cost as actuarially determined			76						74						5						6						147						144						10						13
Amount expensed due to actions of regulator			1						2						—						—						7						9						—						—
Total net periodic benefit cost			$	77					$	76					$	5					$	6					$	154					$	153					$	10					$	13

Note

(1) The components of net benefit cost other than the service cost component are included in Other net periodic benefit cost on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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Tabular disclosure of the components of net benefit costs for pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans including service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, gain (loss), prior service cost or credit, transition asset or obligation, and gain (loss) recognized due to settlements or curtailments.

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