COMMON SHARES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Stock by Class [Text Block]

11.       COMMON SHARES

The following table sets forth the Eversource parent common shares and the shares of common stock of CL&P, NSTAR Electric, PSNH and WMECO that were authorized and issued and the respective per share par values:

	Shares
			Authorized as of
	Per Share		September 30, 2015 and	Issued as of
	Par Value		December 31, 2014	September 30, 2015	December 31, 2014
Eversource	$	5	380,000,000	333,862,615	333,359,172
CL&P	$	10	24,500,000	6,035,205	6,035,205
NSTAR Electric	$	1	100,000,000	100	100
PSNH	$	1	100,000,000	301	301
WMECO	$	25	1,072,471	434,653	434,653

As of September 30, 2015 and December31, 2014, there were 16,671,366 and 16,375,835 Eversource common shares held as treasury shares, respectively. As of September 30, 2015 and December31, 2014, Eversource common shares outstanding were 317,191,249 and 316,983,337, respectively. In May 2015, the Company repurchased 532,521 treasury shares at a share price of $47.94.