Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Leases [Abstract]

Rentals for capital and operating leases

Operating lease expense for 2017, 2016 and 2015, is summarized as follows:

(In millions)	2017		2016		2015
FirstEnergy	$	158	$	168	$	174
FES	$	93	$	94	$	94

Future minimum capital lease payments

The future minimum capital lease payments as of December 31, 2017 are as follows:

Capital Leases	FirstEnergy			FES
	(In millions)
2018	$	28		$	2
2019	23			—
2020	18			—
2021	15			—
2022	13			—
Years thereafter	20			—
Total minimum lease payments	117			2
Interest portion	(26		)	—
Present value of net minimum lease payments	91			2
Less current portion	24			2
Noncurrent portion	$	67		$	—

Future minimum operating lease payments

future minimum operating lease payments as of December 31, 2017, are as follows:

Operating Leases	FirstEnergy		FES
	(In millions)
2018	$	146	$	101
2019	128		97
2020	102		68
2021	124		93
2022	111		91
Years thereafter	1,263		1,131
Total minimum lease payments	$	1,874	$	1,581