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Regulatory Matters (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Regulated Operations [Abstract]  
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities
Regulatory assets and liabilities at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were comprised of the following items:
 
  
         Con Edison
 
        CECONY
(Millions of Dollars)
2016

2015
 
2016

2015

Regulatory assets
 
 
 
 
 
Unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs
$3,663
$3,876

$3,502
$3,697
Future income tax
2,363
2,350

2,246
2,232
Environmental remediation costs
851
904

746
800
Revenue taxes
293
253

279
240
Deferred storm costs
154
185

84
110
Deferred derivative losses
106
50

97
46
Surcharge for New York State assessment
55
44

50
40
Unamortized loss on reacquired debt
48
50

46
48
O&R property tax reconciliation
44
46



Pension and other postretirement benefits deferrals
41
45

11
16
Net electric deferrals
39
44

39
44
Preferred stock redemption
26
26

26
26
O&R transition bond charges
19
21



Workers’ compensation
16
11

16
11
Recoverable energy costs

16


15
Other
212
175

194
157
Regulatory assets – noncurrent
7,930
8,096

7,336
7,482
Deferred derivative losses
143
113

131
103
Recoverable energy costs
9
19

8
18
Regulatory assets – current
152
132

139
121
Total Regulatory Assets
$8,082
$8,228

$7,475
$7,603
Regulatory liabilities





Allowance for cost of removal less salvage
$693
$676

$586
$570
Property tax reconciliation
259
303

259
303
Prudence proceeding
98
99

98
99
Unrecognized other postretirement costs
96
28

96
28
Base rate change deferrals
95
128

95
128
Pension and other postretirement benefit deferrals
89
76

59
46
New York State income tax rate change
71
75

69
72
Variable-rate tax-exempt debt – cost rate reconciliation
67
70

58
60
Carrying charges on repair allowance and bonus depreciation
51
49

49
48
Net unbilled revenue deferrals
44
109

44
109
Property tax refunds
33
44

33
44
Net utility plant reconciliations
30
32

30
31
Earnings sharing – electric and steam
27
80

27
80
World Trade Center settlement proceeds
15
21

15
21
Other
190
187

154
150
Regulatory liabilities – noncurrent
1,858
1,977

1,672
1,789
Revenue decoupling mechanism
69
45

69
45
Refundable energy costs
53
64

26
33
Deferred derivative gains
3
6

2
6
Regulatory liabilities – current
125
115

97
84
Total Regulatory Liabilities
$1,983
$2,092

$1,769
$1,873