COMMON SHARESHOLDERS' EQUITY AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS (NU) (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]

13.		COMMON SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS (NU)

A summary of the changes in Common Shareholders' Equity and Noncontrolling Interests of NU is as follows:

			For the Three Months Ended
			March 31, 2013				March 31, 2012
					Noncontrolling								Noncontrolling
					Interest -								Interest -
			Common		Preferred		Common		Non-				Preferred
			Shareholders'		Stock of		Shareholders'		Controlling		Total		Stock of
(Millions of Dollars)			Equity		Subsidiaries		Equity		Interest		Equity		Subsidiaries
Balance - Beginning of Period			$	9,237.1	$	155.6	$	4,012.7	$	3.0	$	4,015.7	$	116.2
Net Income				230.0		-		100.8		-		100.8		-
Dividends on Common Shares				(116.4)		-		(52.6)		-		(52.6)		-
Dividends on Preferred Stock				(1.9)		(1.9)		(1.4)		-		(1.4)		(1.4)
Issuance of Common Shares				8.4		-		6.2		-		6.2		-
Contributions to NPT				-		-		-		0.3		0.3		-
Other Transactions, Net				(14.0)		-		0.8		-		0.8		-
Net Income Attributable to
	Noncontrolling Interests			-		1.9		(0.1)		0.1		-		1.4
Other Comprehensive Income				2.0		-		1.9		-		1.9		-
Balance - End of Period			$	9,345.2	$	155.6	$	4,068.3	$	3.4	$	4,071.7	$	116.2

- Definition

The entire disclosure for noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries, which could include the name of the subsidiary, the ownership percentage held by the parent, the ownership percentage held by the noncontrolling owners, the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the location of this amount on the balance sheet (when not reported separately), an explanation of the increase or decrease in the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the noncontrolling interest share of the net Income or Loss of the subsidiary, the location of this amount on the income statement (when not reported separately), the nature of the noncontrolling interest such as background information and terms, the amount of the noncontrolling interest represented by preferred stock, a description of the preferred stock, and the dividend requirements of the preferred stock.

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