SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	15. SUBSEQUENT EVENT See Note 6, "Short-Term and Long-Term Debt," for information regarding the April 2014 CL&P long-term debt issuance.

The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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