Fixed Asset Impairment

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Asset Impairment Charges [Abstract]

Fixed-asset Impairment

During the first quarter of 2014, DP&L tested the recoverability of long-lived assets at East Bend, a 186 MW coal-fired plant in Kentucky jointly-owned by DP&L.  Indications during that quarter that the fair value of the asset group was less than its carrying amount were determined to be impairment indicators given how narrowly these long-lived assets had passed the recoverability test during the fourth quarter of 2013.  DP&L performed a long-lived asset impairment test and determined that the carrying amount of the asset group was not recoverable. The East Bend asset group was determined to have a fair value of $2.7 million using the market approach.  As a result, we recognized an asset impairment expense of $11.5 million.  In May 2014, an agreement was signed for the sale of DP&L’s interest in the generating assets at East Bend.  The sale price approximates the carrying value.  This transaction is expected to close by the end of 2014.