Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Balance Sheets) (Details 4) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified
|
Dec. 31, 2013
|
Dec. 31, 2012
|
Dec. 31, 2011
|
Dec. 31, 2010
|
Current Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ 2,254 |
|
$ 2,087 |
|
$ 1,105 |
|
$ 2,951 |
|
Funds deposited by counterparties |
63 |
|
271 |
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted cash |
268 |
|
217 |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - trade, net |
1,214 |
|
1,061 |
|
|
|
|
|
Inventory |
898 |
|
903 |
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
1,328 |
|
2,644 |
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
258 |
|
56 |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash collateral paid in support of energy risk management activities |
276 |
|
229 |
|
|
|
|
|
Renewable energy grant receivable |
539 |
|
58 |
|
|
|
|
|
Prepayments and other current assets |
498 |
|
446 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
(7,596) |
|
(7,972) |
|
|
|
|
|
Net Property, Plant and Equipment |
19,851 |
|
20,153 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment in subsidiaries |
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Equity investments in affiliates |
453 |
|
676 |
|
|
|
|
|
Notes receivable, less current portion |
73 |
|
79 |
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill |
1,985 |
|
1,956 |
|
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets, net |
1,140 |
|
1,210 |
|
|
|
|
|
Nuclear decommissioning trust fund |
551 |
|
473 |
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
1,202 |
|
1,203 |
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
311 |
|
662 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other non-current assets |
740 |
|
599 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total other assets |
6,455 |
|
6,858 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
33,902 |
|
34,983 |
|
|
|
|
|
Current Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases |
1,050 |
|
147 |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
1,038 |
|
1,172 |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable - affiliate |
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
1,055 |
|
1,981 |
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Current |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash collateral received in support of energy risk management activities |
63 |
|
271 |
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|
|
1,099 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other accrued expenses |
480 |
|
539 |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts Payable and Other Accrued Liabilities |
998 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
4,204 |
|
4,670 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt and capital leases |
15,767 |
|
15,736 |
|
|
|
|
|
Nuclear decommissioning reserve |
294 |
|
354 |
|
|
|
|
|
Nuclear decommissioning trust liability |
324 |
|
273 |
|
|
|
|
|
Postretirement and other benefit obligations |
506 |
|
803 |
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
22 |
|
55 |
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
195 |
|
500 |
|
|
|
|
|
Out-of-market contracts |
1,177 |
|
1,278 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other non-current liabilities |
695 |
|
796 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total non-current liabilities |
18,980 |
|
19,795 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
23,184 |
|
24,465 |
|
|
|
|
|
3.625% Preferred Stock |
249 |
|
249 |
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders' Equity |
10,469 |
|
10,269 |
|
7,669 |
|
8,072 |
|
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity |
33,902 |
|
34,983 |
|
|
|
|
|
Guarantor Subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
56 |
|
78 |
|
44 |
|
168 |
|
Funds deposited by counterparties |
7 |
|
131 |
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted cash |
12 |
|
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - trade, net |
965 |
|
807 |
|
|
|
|
|
Inventory |
436 |
|
472 |
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
866 |
|
2,058 |
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
0 |
|
(153) |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash collateral paid in support of energy risk management activities |
214 |
|
81 |
|
|
|
|
|
Renewable energy grant receivable |
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Prepayments and other current assets |
4,778 |
|
2,966 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
(7,334) |
|
(6,451) |
|
|
|
|
|
Net Property, Plant and Equipment |
9,116 |
|
9,905 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment in subsidiaries |
32 |
|
244 |
|
|
|
|
|
Equity investments in affiliates |
(30) |
|
33 |
|
|
|
|
|
Notes receivable, less current portion |
0 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill |
1,973 |
|
1,944 |
|
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets, net |
925 |
|
1,042 |
|
|
|
|
|
Nuclear decommissioning trust fund |
551 |
|
473 |
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
0 |
|
(915) |
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
110 |
|
149 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other non-current assets |
76 |
|
85 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total other assets |
3,637 |
|
3,058 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
20,087 |
|
19,414 |
|
|
|
|
|
Current Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
652 |
|
541 |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable - affiliate |
1,350 |
|
(55) |
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
859 |
|
1,726 |
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Current |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash collateral received in support of energy risk management activities |
6 |
|
131 |
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|
|
354 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other accrued expenses |
297 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
3,165 |
|
2,698 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt and capital leases |
317 |
|
310 |
|
|
|
|
|
Nuclear decommissioning reserve |
294 |
|
354 |
|
|
|
|
|
Nuclear decommissioning trust liability |
324 |
|
273 |
|
|
|
|
|
Postretirement and other benefit obligations |
218 |
|
431 |
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
1,024 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
147 |
|
312 |
|
|
|
|
|
Out-of-market contracts |
127 |
|
180 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other non-current liabilities |
194 |
|
187 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total non-current liabilities |
2,645 |
|
2,047 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
5,810 |
|
4,745 |
|
|
|
|
|
3.625% Preferred Stock |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders' Equity |
14,277 |
|
14,669 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity |
20,087 |
|
19,414 |
|
|
|
|
|
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
870 |
|
1,258 |
|
85 |
|
111 |
|
Funds deposited by counterparties |
56 |
|
140 |
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted cash |
252 |
|
196 |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - trade, net |
249 |
|
254 |
|
|
|
|
|
Inventory |
462 |
|
431 |
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
470 |
|
604 |
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
41 |
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash collateral paid in support of energy risk management activities |
62 |
|
148 |
|
|
|
|
|
Renewable energy grant receivable |
539 |
|
58 |
|
|
|
|
|
Prepayments and other current assets |
379 |
|
(12) |
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
(3,380) |
|
(3,087) |
|
|
|
|
|
Net Property, Plant and Equipment |
10,604 |
|
10,147 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment in subsidiaries |
422 |
|
(102) |
|
|
|
|
|
Equity investments in affiliates |
583 |
|
633 |
|
|
|
|
|
Notes receivable, less current portion |
62 |
|
74 |
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill |
12 |
|
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets, net |
232 |
|
187 |
|
|
|
|
|
Nuclear decommissioning trust fund |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
681 |
|
1,886 |
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
202 |
|
515 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other non-current assets |
281 |
|
304 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total other assets |
2,475 |
|
3,509 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
16,459 |
|
16,743 |
|
|
|
|
|
Current Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases |
1,029 |
|
137 |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
352 |
|
585 |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable - affiliate |
760 |
|
1,421 |
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
204 |
|
271 |
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Current |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash collateral received in support of energy risk management activities |
57 |
|
140 |
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|
|
502 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other accrued expenses |
410 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
2,812 |
|
3,056 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt and capital leases |
7,837 |
|
8,459 |
|
|
|
|
|
Nuclear decommissioning reserve |
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Nuclear decommissioning trust liability |
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Postretirement and other benefit obligations |
194 |
|
326 |
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
(1,002) |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
49 |
|
190 |
|
|
|
|
|
Out-of-market contracts |
1,050 |
|
1,129 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other non-current liabilities |
421 |
|
520 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total non-current liabilities |
8,549 |
|
10,624 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
11,361 |
|
13,680 |
|
|
|
|
|
3.625% Preferred Stock |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders' Equity |
5,098 |
|
3,063 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity |
16,459 |
|
16,743 |
|
|
|
|
|
NRG Energy, Inc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
1,328 |
|
751 |
|
976 |
|
2,672 |
|
Funds deposited by counterparties |
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted cash |
4 |
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - trade, net |
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Inventory |
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
217 |
|
199 |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash collateral paid in support of energy risk management activities |
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Renewable energy grant receivable |
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Prepayments and other current assets |
(3,802) |
|
(2,518) |
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
(2,253) |
|
(1,558) |
|
|
|
|
|
Net Property, Plant and Equipment |
153 |
|
121 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment in subsidiaries |
18,266 |
|
17,565 |
|
|
|
|
|
Equity investments in affiliates |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
Notes receivable, less current portion |
105 |
|
531 |
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill |
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets, net |
4 |
|
33 |
|
|
|
|
|
Nuclear decommissioning trust fund |
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
521 |
|
232 |
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other non-current assets |
383 |
|
210 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total other assets |
19,279 |
|
18,581 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
17,179 |
|
17,144 |
|
|
|
|
|
Current Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases |
20 |
|
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
34 |
|
46 |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable - affiliate |
(1,253) |
|
(1,366) |
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
0 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Current |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash collateral received in support of energy risk management activities |
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|
|
243 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other accrued expenses |
291 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
(908) |
|
(1,060) |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt and capital leases |
7,707 |
|
7,496 |
|
|
|
|
|
Nuclear decommissioning reserve |
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Nuclear decommissioning trust liability |
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Postretirement and other benefit obligations |
94 |
|
46 |
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
0 |
|
55 |
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Out-of-market contracts |
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other non-current liabilities |
80 |
|
89 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total non-current liabilities |
7,881 |
|
7,686 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
6,973 |
|
6,626 |
|
|
|
|
|
3.625% Preferred Stock |
249 |
|
249 |
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders' Equity |
9,957 |
|
10,269 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity |
17,179 |
|
17,144 |
|
|
|
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
0 |
[1] |
0 |
[1] |
0 |
[1] |
0 |
[1] |
Funds deposited by counterparties |
0 |
[1] |
0 |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Restricted cash |
0 |
[1] |
0 |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - trade, net |
0 |
[1] |
0 |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Inventory |
0 |
[1] |
0 |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
(8) |
[1] |
(18) |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
0 |
[1] |
0 |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Cash collateral paid in support of energy risk management activities |
0 |
[1] |
0 |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Renewable energy grant receivable |
0 |
[1] |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Prepayments and other current assets |
(857) |
[1] |
10 |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
865 |
[1] |
8 |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Net Property, Plant and Equipment |
(22) |
[1] |
(20) |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Other Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment in subsidiaries |
(18,720) |
[1] |
(17,707) |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Equity investments in affiliates |
(100) |
[1] |
0 |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Notes receivable, less current portion |
(94) |
[1] |
(529) |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Goodwill |
0 |
[1] |
0 |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets, net |
(21) |
[1] |
(52) |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Nuclear decommissioning trust fund |
0 |
[1] |
0 |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
0 |
[1] |
0 |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
(1) |
[1] |
(2) |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Other non-current assets |
0 |
[1] |
0 |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Total other assets |
(18,936) |
[1] |
(18,290) |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
(19,823) |
[1] |
(18,318) |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Current Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases |
0 |
[1] |
(6) |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
0 |
[1] |
0 |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable - affiliate |
(857) |
[1] |
0 |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
(8) |
[1] |
(18) |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Current |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash collateral received in support of energy risk management activities |
0 |
[1] |
0 |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|
|
0 |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Other accrued expenses |
0 |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
(865) |
[1] |
(24) |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Other Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt and capital leases |
(94) |
[1] |
(529) |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Nuclear decommissioning reserve |
0 |
[1] |
0 |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Nuclear decommissioning trust liability |
0 |
[1] |
0 |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Postretirement and other benefit obligations |
0 |
[1] |
0 |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
0 |
[1] |
0 |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
(1) |
[1] |
(2) |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Out-of-market contracts |
0 |
[1] |
(31) |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Other non-current liabilities |
0 |
[1] |
0 |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Total non-current liabilities |
(95) |
[1] |
(562) |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
(960) |
[1] |
(586) |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
3.625% Preferred Stock |
|
[1] |
0 |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Stockholders' Equity |
(18,863) |
[1] |
(17,732) |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity |
$ (19,823) |
[1] |
$ (18,318) |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
|
|