(Notes)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale	DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AND ASSETS HELD FOR SALE On September 4, 2013, certain of FirstEnergy's subsidiaries applied for authorization from the FERC to sell eleven hydroelectric power stations in Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia to subsidiaries of Harbor Hydro, a subsidiary of LS Power. The asset purchase agreement was entered into on August 23, 2013, and amended and restated as of September 4, 2013. On February 12, 2014, the sale of the hydroelectric power plants to LS Power closed for approximately $395 million. As of December 31, 2013, FirstEnergy classified the hydroelectric power stations, with a carrying value of $235 million (FES - $122 million) as Assets held for sale in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Included in the carrying value of the assets held for sale is goodwill of $29 million (FES - $1 million) which was allocated to the hydroelectric plants to be sold. Pre-tax income for the hydroelectric facilities of $26 million, $24 million and $21 million (FES - $22 million, $22 million and $13 million) for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, are reported in FirstEnergy's and FES' Consolidated Statement of Income as discontinued operations. Revenues for the hydroelectric facilities of $33 million, $30 million and $42 million (FES - $31 million, $24 million and $24 million) for years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, are reported in FirstEnergy's and FES' Consolidated Statement of Income as discontinued operations. In the first quarter of 2014, FirstEnergy expects to recognize a pre-tax gain of approximately $145 million (FES - $177 million).

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12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AND ASSETS HELD FOR SALE

On September 4, 2013, certain of FirstEnergy's subsidiaries applied for authorization from the FERC to sell eleven hydroelectric power stations in Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia to subsidiaries of Harbor Hydro, a subsidiary of LS Power. The asset purchase agreement was entered into on August 23, 2013, and amended and restated as of September 4, 2013. On February 12, 2014, the sale of the hydroelectric power plants to LS Power closed for approximately $395 million.

As of December 31, 2013, FirstEnergy classified the hydroelectric power stations, with a carrying value of $235 million (FES - $122 million) as Assets held for sale in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Included in the carrying value of the assets held for sale is goodwill of $29 million (FES - $1 million) which was allocated to the hydroelectric plants to be sold. Pre-tax income for the hydroelectric facilities of $26 million, $24 million and $21 million (FES - $22 million, $22 million and $13 million) for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, are reported in FirstEnergy's and FES' Consolidated Statement of Income as discontinued operations. Revenues for the hydroelectric facilities of $33 million, $30 million and $42 million (FES - $31 million, $24 million and $24 million) for years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, are reported in FirstEnergy's and FES' Consolidated Statement of Income as discontinued operations. In the first quarter of 2014, FirstEnergy expects to recognize a pre-tax gain of approximately $145 million (FES - $177 million).