Acquisitions, Divestitures and Discontinued Operations (Tables) |
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| Six Power Plants Disposed [Abstract] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the consideration paid for the Champion Energy acquisition and the preliminary determination of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the October 1, 2015 acquisition date (in millions):
____________ (1) The intangible assets are recorded in other assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheet and consist primarily of acquired customer contracts, which are being amortized over various contract terms, and customer relationships and trade name which are being amortized over seven and 15 years, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2015, we recorded amortization expense of $71 million related to these intangible assets. |
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| Six power plants disposed of [Table Text Block] | The six power plants included in the transaction are as follows:
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