Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Leases [Abstract]

Rentals for capital and operating leases

Operating lease expense for 2016, 2015 and 2014, is summarized as follows:

(In millions)	2016		2015		2014
FirstEnergy	$	168	$	174	$	199
FES	$	94	$	94	$	95

Future minimum capital lease payments

The future minimum capital lease payments as of December 31, 2016 are as follows:

Capital leases	FirstEnergy			FES
	(In millions)
2017	$	32		$	6
2018	25			2
2019	19			—
2020	14			—
2021	12			—
Years thereafter	15			1
Total minimum lease payments	117			9
Interest portion	(13		)	(1		)
Present value of net minimum lease payments	104			8
Less current portion	29			5
Noncurrent portion	$	75		$	3

Future minimum operating lease payments

FirstEnergy's future minimum consolidated operating lease payments as of December 31, 2016, are as follows:

Operating Leases	FirstEnergy
	(In millions)
2017(1)	$	125
2018	142
2019	123
2020	97
2021	119
Years thereafter	1,351
Total minimum lease payments	$	1,957

⁽¹⁾ Includes a $3 million payment PNBV Trust will receive associated with certain sale and leaseback transactions. These arrangements, which expire in 2017, effectively reduce lease costs related to those transactions.

FES' future minimum operating lease payments as of December 31, 2016, are as follows:

Operating Leases	FES
	(In millions)
2017	$	82
2018	101
2019	97
2020	68
2021	93
Years thereafter	1,222
Total minimum lease payments	$	1,663