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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (FirstEnergy Corp.) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:      
NET INCOME $ 299us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 392us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 771us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities-      
Provision for depreciation 1,220us-gaap_Depreciation 1,202us-gaap_Depreciation 1,119us-gaap_Depreciation
Asset removal costs charged to income 28fe_RemovalCosts 20fe_RemovalCosts 203fe_RemovalCosts
Amortization (deferral) of regulatory assets, net 12us-gaap_AmortizationOfRegulatoryAsset 539us-gaap_AmortizationOfRegulatoryAsset (68)us-gaap_AmortizationOfRegulatoryAsset
Nuclear fuel amortization 220us-gaap_AmortizationOfNuclearFuelLease 209us-gaap_AmortizationOfNuclearFuelLease 210us-gaap_AmortizationOfNuclearFuelLease
Amortization of deferred costs on sale leaseback transaction, net 48us-gaap_AmortizationOfDeferredLeasingFees 48us-gaap_AmortizationOfDeferredLeasingFees 48us-gaap_AmortizationOfDeferredLeasingFees
Amortization of customer intangibles assets and deferred advertising costs 60fe_AmortizationofIntangiblesAssetsandDeferredAdvertisingCosts 18fe_AmortizationofIntangiblesAssetsandDeferredAdvertisingCosts 18fe_AmortizationofIntangiblesAssetsandDeferredAdvertisingCosts
Deferred purchased power and other costs (115)fe_DeferredPurchasedPowerCostsAndOther (76)fe_DeferredPurchasedPowerCostsAndOther (238)fe_DeferredPurchasedPowerCostsAndOther
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net 162us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndTaxCredits 243us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndTaxCredits 647us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndTaxCredits
Impairments of long-lived assets 0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 795us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Investment impairments 37fe_ImpairmentOfInvestmentsHeld 90fe_ImpairmentOfInvestmentsHeld 27fe_ImpairmentOfInvestmentsHeld
Pension and OPEB mark-to-market adjustment 835us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssetsPeriodIncreaseDecrease (256)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssetsPeriodIncreaseDecrease 609us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssetsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Retirement benefits (53)us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitExpense (168)us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitExpense (127)us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitExpense
Gain on asset sales 0us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOtherAssets (21)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOtherAssets (17)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOtherAssets
Commodity derivative transactions, net (Note 10) 64us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnCommodityContracts (3)us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnCommodityContracts (102)us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnCommodityContracts
Pension trust contributions 0us-gaap_PensionContributions 0us-gaap_PensionContributions (600)us-gaap_PensionContributions
Gain on sale of investment securities held in trusts (64)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfInvestments (56)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfInvestments (71)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfInvestments
Loss on debt redemptions 8us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 132us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
Make-whole premiums paid on debt redemptions 0fe_PaymentsofDebtRedemptionMakewholePremiums (187)fe_PaymentsofDebtRedemptionMakewholePremiums 0fe_PaymentsofDebtRedemptionMakewholePremiums
Lease payments on sale and leaseback transaction (137)fe_LeasePaymentsonSaleandLeasebackTransaction (136)fe_LeasePaymentsonSaleandLeasebackTransaction (186)fe_LeasePaymentsonSaleandLeasebackTransaction
Income from discontinued operations (Note 19) (86)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax (17)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax (16)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax
Decrease (increase) in operating assets-      
Receivables 139us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsAndOtherReceivables (114)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsAndOtherReceivables (13)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsAndOtherReceivables
Materials and supplies (65)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories 96us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories (50)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories
Prepayments and other current assets 126us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets (126)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets (12)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities-      
Accounts payable 42us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableTrade (25)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableTrade 100us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableTrade
Accrued taxes (165)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable 85us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable (2)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable
Accrued interest 31us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet (10)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet (12)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet
Accrued compensation and benefits (22)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInEmployeeRelatedLiabilities 19us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInEmployeeRelatedLiabilities (55)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInEmployeeRelatedLiabilities
Cash collateral, net (54)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDepositsOutstanding (36)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDepositsOutstanding 12us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDepositsOutstanding
Other 143us-gaap_OtherOperatingActivitiesCashFlowStatement 5us-gaap_OtherOperatingActivitiesCashFlowStatement 125us-gaap_OtherOperatingActivitiesCashFlowStatement
Net cash provided from operating activities 2,713us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations 2,662us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations 2,320us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations
New Financing-      
Long-term debt 4,528us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt 3,745us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt 750us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
Short-term borrowings, net 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromShortTermDebt 1,435us-gaap_ProceedsFromShortTermDebt 1,969us-gaap_ProceedsFromShortTermDebt
Redemptions and Repayments-      
Long-term debt (1,759)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt (3,600)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt (940)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
Short-term borrowings, net (1,605)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfShortTermDebt 0us-gaap_RepaymentsOfShortTermDebt 0us-gaap_RepaymentsOfShortTermDebt
Tender premiums paid on debt redemptions 0fe_PaymentsofDebtRedemptionTenderPremiums (110)fe_PaymentsofDebtRedemptionTenderPremiums 0fe_PaymentsofDebtRedemptionTenderPremiums
Common stock dividend payments (604)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock (920)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock (920)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock
Other (47)us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities (73)us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities (52)us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities
Net cash provided from (used for) financing activities 513us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations 477us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations 807us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:      
Property additions (3,312)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets (2,638)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets (2,678)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
Nuclear fuel (233)us-gaap_PaymentsForNuclearFuel (250)us-gaap_PaymentsForNuclearFuel (286)us-gaap_PaymentsForNuclearFuel
Proceeds from asset sales 394us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfProductiveAssets 4us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfProductiveAssets 17us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfProductiveAssets
Sales of investment securities held in trusts 2,133us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities 2,047us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities 2,980us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities
Purchases of investment securities held in trusts (2,236)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecurities (2,096)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecurities (3,020)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecurities
Cash investments 35us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromInvestments (23)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromInvestments 102us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromInvestments
Asset removal costs (153)us-gaap_PaymentsForRemovalCosts (146)us-gaap_PaymentsForRemovalCosts (229)us-gaap_PaymentsForRemovalCosts
Other 13us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities 9us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities (43)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities
Net cash used for investing activities (3,359)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations (3,093)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations (3,157)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Net change in cash and cash equivalents (133)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInContinuingOperations 46us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInContinuingOperations (30)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInContinuingOperations
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 218us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 172us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 202us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 85us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 218us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 172us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:      
Interest (net of amounts capitalized) 931us-gaap_InterestPaidNet 969us-gaap_InterestPaidNet 962us-gaap_InterestPaidNet
Income taxes (received), net of refunds $ (103)us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet $ 36us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet $ (6)us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet