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Variable Interest Entities And Unconsolidated Investments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Variable Interest Entities and Unconsolidated Investments [Abstract]

Equity method investments table

		Ownership Interest as of September 30, 2011					September 30, 2011(1)					December 31, 2010
Greenfield LP			50		%		$	69				$	77
Whitby			50		%			6					3
Total investments							$	75				$	80

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(1) Our risk of loss related to our unconsolidated VIEs is limited to our investment balance. Holders of the debt of our unconsolidated investments do not have recourse to Calpine Corporation and its other subsidiaries; therefore, the debt of our unconsolidated investments is not reflected on our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, equity method investee debt was approximately $476 million and $494 million, respectively, and based on our pro rata share of each of the investments, our share of such debt would be approximately $238 million and $247 million at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

Equity earnings table

		Three Months Ended September 30,										Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2011					2010					2011					2010
Greenfield LP		$	(4		)		$	—				$	(5		)		$	(7		)
Whitby			(1		)			(1		)			(7		)			(7		)
Total		$	(5		)		$	(1		)		$	(12		)		$	(14		)

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Tabular disclosure of equity method investments in common stock. The disclosure may include: (a) the name of each investee or group of investments for which combined disclosure is appropriate, (2) the percentage ownership of common stock, (3) the difference, if any, between the carrying amount of an investment and the value of the underlying equity in the net assets and the accounting treatment of difference, if any, and (4) the aggregate value of each identified investment based on its quoted market price, if available.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher AICPA

-Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB)

-Number 18

-Paragraph 20

-Subparagraph a, b

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 323

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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