Receivables

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Receivables Disclosure [Line Items]

Receivables

6.RECEIVABLES

Income taxes receivable and interest income receivables are not included in receivables. These amounts are included in prepayments and other current assets or shown separately on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. At December 31 receivables were comprised of:

			Progress Energy				PEC				PEF
(in millions)			2011		2010		2011		2010		2011		2010
Trade accounts receivable		$	520	$	651	$	276	$	346	$	244	$	303
Unbilled accounts receivable			157		223		102		136		55		87
Other receivables			168		75		123		47		20		12
NEIL receivable (Note 8C)			71		119		-		-		71		119
Allowance for doubtful receivables			(27)		(35)		(9)		(10)		(18)		(25)
	Total receivables, net	$	889	$	1,033	$	492	$	519	$	372	$	496

Other receivables for Progress Energy and PEC above include $92 million at December 31, 2011, related to the award from the DOE for asserted damages associated with spent nuclear fuel (See Note 22D).

PEC

Receivables Disclosure [Line Items]

Receivables

6.RECEIVABLES

Income taxes receivable and interest income receivables are not included in receivables. These amounts are included in prepayments and other current assets or shown separately on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. At December 31 receivables were comprised of:

			Progress Energy				PEC				PEF
(in millions)			2011		2010		2011		2010		2011		2010
Trade accounts receivable		$	520	$	651	$	276	$	346	$	244	$	303
Unbilled accounts receivable			157		223		102		136		55		87
Other receivables			168		75		123		47		20		12
NEIL receivable (Note 8C)			71		119		-		-		71		119
Allowance for doubtful receivables			(27)		(35)		(9)		(10)		(18)		(25)
	Total receivables, net	$	889	$	1,033	$	492	$	519	$	372	$	496

Other receivables for Progress Energy and PEC above include $92 million at December 31, 2011, related to the award from the DOE for asserted damages associated with spent nuclear fuel (See Note 22D).

PEF

Receivables Disclosure [Line Items]

Receivables

6.RECEIVABLES

Income taxes receivable and interest income receivables are not included in receivables. These amounts are included in prepayments and other current assets or shown separately on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. At December 31 receivables were comprised of:

			Progress Energy				PEC				PEF
(in millions)			2011		2010		2011		2010		2011		2010
Trade accounts receivable		$	520	$	651	$	276	$	346	$	244	$	303
Unbilled accounts receivable			157		223		102		136		55		87
Other receivables			168		75		123		47		20		12
NEIL receivable (Note 8C)			71		119		-		-		71		119
Allowance for doubtful receivables			(27)		(35)		(9)		(10)		(18)		(25)
	Total receivables, net	$	889	$	1,033	$	492	$	519	$	372	$	496