COMMON SHARES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Equity [Abstract]

Common Shares Authorized and Issued

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

	Shares
			Authorized as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019	Issued as of
	Par Value			September 30, 2020	December 31, 2019
Eversource	$	5	380,000,000	357,818,402	345,858,402
CL&P	$	10	24,500,000	6,035,205	6,035,205
NSTAR Electric	$	1	100,000,000	200	200
PSNH	$	1	100,000,000	301	301