COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule Of Comprehensive Income Loss [Table Text Block]

##OCI.			COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Total comprehensive income is as follows:
				For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
				September 30, 2011		September 30, 2010		September 30, 2011		September 30, 2010
(Millions of Dollars)				NU		NU		NU		NU
Net Income				$	91.4	$	101.9	$	285.7	$	262.9
Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss), Net of Tax:
	Qualified Cash Flow Hedging Instruments				(10.7)		0.1		(14.6)		0.1
	Changes in Unrealized Gains on Other Securities(1)				0.3		0.1		0.5		0.8
	Change in Funded Status of Pension, SERP and PBOP
		Benefit Plans			1.0		0.6		2.3		1.6
Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss), Net of Tax					(9.4)		0.8		(11.8)		2.5
Total Comprehensive Income					82.0		102.7		273.9		265.4
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests					(1.5)		(1.4)		(4.3)		(4.2)
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Controlling Interests				$	80.5	$	101.3	$	269.6	$	261.2

		For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011						For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
(Millions of Dollars)		CL&P		PSNH		WMECO		CL&P		PSNH		WMECO
Net Income		$	66.5	$	25.6	$	8.4	$	69.0	$	28.8	$	7.3
Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss), Net of Tax:
	Qualified Cash Flow Hedging Instruments		0.1		(7.5)		(3.2)		0.1		-		-
Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss), Net of Tax			0.1		(7.5)		(3.2)		0.1		-		-
Total Comprehensive Income		$	66.6	$	18.1	$	5.2	$	69.1	$	28.8	$	7.3

		For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011						For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
(Millions of Dollars)		CL&P		PSNH		WMECO		CL&P		PSNH		WMECO
Net Income		$	183.5	$	74.8	$	26.6	$	161.5	$	66.2	$	18.2
Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss), Net of Tax:
	Qualified Cash Flow Hedging Instruments		0.3		(10.6)		(4.2)		0.4		0.1		(0.1)
Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss), Net of Tax			0.3		(10.6)		(4.2)		0.4		0.1		(0.1)
Total Comprehensive Income		$	183.8	$	64.2	$	22.4	$	161.9	$	66.3	$	18.1
(1) Represents changes in unrealized gains on securities held in the NU supplemental benefit trust.

Schedule Of Cash Flow Hedges Included In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Table Text Block]

	Gains/(Losses) Recognized on				Gains/(Losses) Reclassified from AOCI				Gains/(Losses) Reclassified from AOCI
	Derivative Instruments				into Interest Expense				into Interest Expense
(Millions of	For the Three Months Ended		For the Nine Months Ended		For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
Dollars)	September 30, 2011		September 30, 2011		September 30, 2011		September 30, 2010		September 30, 2011		September 30, 2010
NU	$	(18.3)	$	(25.1)	$	(0.4)	$	(0.1)	$	(0.6)	$	(0.3)
CL&P		-		-		(0.2)		(0.2)		(0.6)		(0.6)
PSNH		(12.9)		(18.2)		(0.2)		-		(0.3)		(0.1)
WMECO		(5.4)		(6.9)		-		-		-		0.1

Qualified cash flow hedging instruments for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 are as follows:
		For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
(Millions of Dollars)		NU		PSNH		WMECO
Balance as of Beginning of Period		$	(4.2)	$	(0.6)	$	(0.1)
	Hedged Transactions Recognized into Earnings		0.3		0.2		-
	Cash Flow Hedging Transactions Entered into for the Period		(14.9)		(10.8)		(4.2)
Net Change Associated with Hedging Transactions			(14.6)		(10.6)		(4.2)
Total Fair Value Adjustments Included in Accumulated
	Other Comprehensive Income	$	(18.8)	$	(11.2)	$	(4.3)
For further information regarding cash flow hedging transactions, see Note 4, "Derivative Instruments," to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.