SEGMENTS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information By Segment Text Block

		For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2012
		Regulated Companies
		Distribution
(Millions of Dollars)		Electric		Natural Gas		Transmission		Other		Eliminations		Total
Operating Revenues		$	1,229.9	$	133.5	$	228.7	$	230.2	$	(193.6)	$	1,628.7
Depreciation and Amortization			(153.3)		(12.4)		(28.6)		(17.7)		1.2		(210.8)
Other Operating Expenses			(1,004.8)		(115.8)		(65.5)		(263.0)		190.7		(1,258.4)
Operating Income/(Loss)			71.8		5.3		134.6		(50.5)		(1.7)		159.5
Interest Expense			(44.8)		(8.8)		(26.2)		(11.1)		1.9		(89.0)
Interest Income			1.0		-		0.1		1.4		(1.4)		1.1
Other Income/(Loss), Net			(0.2)		0.1		0.7		117.9		(117.8)		0.7
Income Tax (Expense)/Benefit			(6.9)		1.3		(44.8)		25.0		(0.7)		(26.1)
Net Income/(Loss)			20.9		(2.1)		64.4		82.7		(119.7)		46.2
Net Income Attributable
	to Noncontrolling Interests		(1.2)		-		(0.7)		-		-		(1.9)
Net Income/(Loss) Attributable
	to Controlling Interest	$	19.7	$	(2.1)	$	63.7	$	82.7	$	(119.7)	$	44.3

		For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
		Regulated Companies
		Distribution
(Millions of Dollars)		Electric		Natural Gas		Transmission		Other		Eliminations		Total
Operating Revenues		$	2,016.0	$	272.5	$	391.6	$	363.4	$	(315.2)	$	2,728.3
Depreciation and Amortization			(225.4)		(20.1)		(49.8)		(21.6)		1.5		(315.4)
Other Operating Expenses			(1,627.0)		(218.0)		(113.2)		(397.8)		317.0		(2,039.0)
Operating Income/(Loss)			163.6		34.4		228.6		(56.0)		3.3		373.9
Interest Expense			(77.9)		(14.3)		(45.8)		(20.4)		2.9		(155.5)
Interest Income			2.1		-		0.3		2.6		(2.7)		2.3
Other Income, Net			4.2		0.1		3.9		240.5		(240.4)		8.3
Income Tax (Expense)/Benefit			(28.3)		(7.6)		(75.6)		31.0		(1.5)		(82.0)
Net Income			63.7		12.6		111.4		197.7		(238.4)		147.0
Net Income Attributable
	to Noncontrolling Interests		(2.0)		-		(1.4)		-		-		(3.4)
Net Income Attributable
	to Controlling Interest	$	61.7	$	12.6	$	110.0	$	197.7	$	(238.4)	$	143.6
Cash Flows for Total
	Investments in Plant	$	305.7	$	59.7	$	297.2	$	27.8	$	-	$	690.4

		For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2011
		Regulated Companies
		Distribution
(Millions of Dollars)		Electric		Natural Gas		Transmission		Other		Eliminations		Total
Operating Revenues		$	794.4	$	78.4	$	152.1	$	130.8	$	(108.2)	$	1,047.5
Depreciation and Amortization			(76.5)		(6.3)		(21.4)		(3.9)		0.4		(107.7)
Other Operating Expenses			(633.2)		(65.7)		(44.2)		(126.8)		108.2		(761.7)
Operating Income			84.7		6.4		86.5		0.1		0.4		178.1
Interest Expense			(31.0)		(5.2)		(19.1)		(8.5)		1.6		(62.2)
Interest Income			0.6		-		0.1		1.5		(1.5)		0.7
Other Income, Net			2.8		0.4		3.3		85.4		(85.3)		6.6
Income Tax (Expense)/Benefit			(17.2)		(0.4)		(28.0)		2.0		(0.9)		(44.5)
Net Income			39.9		1.2		42.8		80.5		(85.7)		78.7
Net Income Attributable
	to Noncontrolling Interests		(0.8)		-		(0.6)		-		-		(1.4)
Net Income Attributable
	to Controlling Interest	$	39.1	$	1.2	$	42.2	$	80.5	$	(85.7)	$	77.3

		For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
		Regulated Companies
		Distribution
(Millions of Dollars)		Electric		Natural Gas		Transmission		Other		Eliminations		Total
Operating Revenues		$	1,686.0	$	258.6	$	310.3	$	261.2	$	(233.4)	$	2,282.7
Depreciation and Amortization			(167.5)		(13.1)		(44.8)		(8.3)		1.3		(232.4)
Other Operating Expenses			(1,326.3)		(199.2)		(92.5)		(261.7)		234.9		(1,644.8)
Operating Income/(Loss)			192.2		46.3		173.0		(8.8)		2.8		405.5
Interest Expense			(60.6)		(10.4)		(35.4)		(17.1)		2.7		(120.8)
Interest Income			1.9		-		0.3		2.7		(2.8)		2.1
Other Income, Net			6.6		0.8		8.1		234.9		(234.8)		15.6
Income Tax (Expense)/Benefit			(43.6)		(13.0)		(57.9)		7.8		(1.4)		(108.1)
Net Income			96.5		23.7		88.1		219.5		(233.5)		194.3
Net Income Attributable
	to Noncontrolling Interests		(1.7)		-		(1.2)		-		-		(2.9)
Net Income Attributable
	to Controlling Interest	$	94.8	$	23.7	$	86.9	$	219.5	$	(233.5)	$	191.4
Cash Flows Used for
	Investments in Plant	$	251.1	$	45.4	$	146.0	$	26.0	$	-	$	468.5

The information related to the distribution and transmission segments for CL&P, PSNH and WMECO for the three and six months
ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 is as follows:
	For the Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2012						June 30, 2011
(Millions of Dollars)	Distribution		Transmission		Total		Distribution		Transmission		Total
CL&P
Operating Revenues	$	442.2	$	119.9	$	562.1	$	489.9	$	118.1	$	608.0
Net Income/(Loss)		(27.2)		34.1		6.9		19.8		32.8		52.6
PSNH
Operating Revenues		229.4		25.7		255.1		219.1		21.1		240.2
Net Income		14.7		6.5		21.2		16.0		5.7		21.7
WMECO
Operating Revenues		81.6		25.2		106.8		85.4		13.0		98.4
Net Income		1.4		9.7		11.1		4.0		4.2		8.2

	For the Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2012						June 30, 2011
(Millions of Dollars)	Distribution		Transmission		Total		Distribution		Transmission		Total
CL&P
Operating Revenues	$	916.9	$	237.2	$	1,154.1	$	1,039.8	$	241.9	$	1,281.7
Net Income/(Loss)		(5.5)		66.4		60.9		49.2		67.8		117.0
PSNH
Operating Revenues		448.9		49.2		498.1		467.0		42.7		509.7
Net Income		29.9		12.6		42.5		37.5		11.6		49.1
WMECO
Operating Revenues		173.6		47.3		220.9		179.3		25.8		205.1
Net Income		7.5		17.8		25.3		9.7		8.4		18.1

	Regulated Companies
NU	Distribution
(Millions of Dollars)	Electric		Natural Gas		Transmission		Other		Eliminations		Total
As of June 30, 2012	$	15,161.3	$	2,432.7	$	5,327.7	$	20,614.1	$	(16,029.5)	$	27,506.3
As of December 31, 2011		9,653.1		1,511.3		3,792.9		6,618.0		(5,928.2)		15,647.1
	As of June 30, 2012						As of December 31, 2011
(Millions of Dollars)	Distribution		Transmission		Total		Distribution		Transmission		Total
CL&P	$	6,137.5	$	2,697.9	$	8,835.4	$	6,161.0	$	2,630.4	$	8,791.4
PSNH		2,451.5		585.3		3,036.8		2,551.3		565.2		3,116.5
WMECO		943.3		690.2		1,633.5		942.6		560.3		1,502.9