Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are summarized below.

	2015											2014
(Millions of Dollars)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Netting Adjustment (e)			Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Netting Adjustment (e)			Total
Con Edison
Derivative assets:
Commodity(a)(b)(c)	$	1	$	62	$	17	$	44		$	124	$	3	$	78	$	28	$	(27	)	$	82
Other(a)(b)(d)		167		120		—		—			287		163		116		—		—			279
Total assets	$	168	$	182	$	17	$	44		$	411	$	166	$	194	$	28	$	(27	)	$	361
Derivative liabilities:
Commodity(a)(b)(c)	$	14	$	193	$	6	$	(151	)	$	62	$	18	$	246	$	8	$	(194	)	$	78
CECONY
Derivative assets
Commodity(a)(b)(c)	$	1	$	9	$	12	$	26		$	48	$	1	$	3	$	13	$	21		$	38
Other(a)(b)(d)		159		110		—		—			269		155		106		—		—			261
Total assets	$	160	$	119	$	12	$	26		$	317	$	156	$	109	$	13	$	21		$	299
Derivative liabilities:
Commodity(a)(b)(c)	$	12	$	75	$	—	$	(48	)	$	39	$	16	$	91	$	—	$	(49	)	$	58

(a) The Companies’ policy is to review the fair value hierarchy and recognize transfers into and transfers out of the levels at the end of each reporting period. There were no transfers between levels 1, 2 and 3 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and for the year ended December 31, 2014.

(b) Level 2 assets and liabilities include investments held in the deferred compensation plan and/or non-qualified retirement plans, exchange-traded contracts where there is insufficient market liquidity to warrant inclusion in Level 1, certain over-the-counter derivative instruments for electricity, refined products and natural gas. Derivative instruments classified as Level 2 are valued using industry standard models that incorporate corroborated observable inputs; such as pricing services or prices from similar instruments that trade in liquid markets, time value and volatility factors.

(c) The accounting rules for fair value measurements and disclosures require consideration of the impact of nonperformance risk (including credit risk) from a market participant perspective in the measurement of the fair value of assets and liabilities. At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Companies determined that nonperformance risk would have no material impact on their financial position or results of operations.

(d) Other assets are comprised of assets such as life insurance contracts within the deferred compensation plan and non-qualified retirement plans.

(e) Amounts represent the impact of legally-enforceable master netting agreements that allow the Companies to net gain and loss positions and cash collateral held or placed with the same counterparties.

Schedule of Commodity Derivatives

The risk management group reports to the Companies’ Vice President and Treasurer.

	Fair Value of Level 3 at March 31, 2015 (Millions of Dollars)		Valuation Techniques	Unobservable Inputs	Range
Con Edison – Commodity
Electricity		$  (3)	Discounted Cash Flow	Forward energy prices (a)	$24.50-$121.00 per MWH
			Discounted Cash Flow	Forward capacity prices (a)	$0.75-$8.45 per kW-month
Transmission Congestion Contracts/Financial Transmission Rights		14	Discounted Cash Flow	Discount to adjust auction prices for inter-zonal forward price curves (b)	9.6%-57.9%
				Discount to adjust auction prices for historical monthly realized settlements (b)	32.3%-58.2%
				Inter-zonal forward price curves adjusted for historical zonal losses (b)	$(2.65)-$9.48 per MWH
Total Con Edison—Commodity		$  11
CECONY—Commodity
Transmission Congestion Contracts		$  12	Discounted Cash Flow	Discount to adjust auction prices for inter-zonal forward price curves (b)	9.6%-57.9%
				Discount to adjust auction prices for historical monthly realized settlements (b)	32.3%-58.2%

(a) Generally, increases/(decreases) in this input in isolation would result in a higher/(lower) fair value measurement.

(b) Generally, increases/(decreases) in this input in isolation would result in a lower/(higher) fair value measurement.

Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Net Balances for Assets and Liabilities Measured at Level 3 Fair Value

The table listed below provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending net balances for assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of March 31, 2015 and 2014 and classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy:

	Con Edison						CECONY
(Millions of Dollars)	2015			2014			2015			2014
Beginning balance as of January 1,	$	20		$	9		$	13		$	6
Included in earnings		(10	)		50			(2	)		11
Included in regulatory assets and liabilities		—			4			—			4
Purchases		3			8			2			7
Settlements		(2	)		(47	)		(1	)		(15	)
Ending balance as of March 31,	$	11		$	24		$	12		$	13