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Severance (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

(in millions)		Balance at December 31, 2011		Provision / Adjustments^(a)		Cash Reductions		Balance at September 30, 2012
Duke Energy		$	32	$	118	$	(39)	$	111
Duke Energy Carolinas			1		14		(5)		10

(a)	Balance for Duke Energy includes a $12 million severance liability acquired in the merger with Progress Energy.

Schedule of Severance Expense

(in millions)			Three Months Ended September 30, 2012^(a)		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012^(a)
Duke Energy^(a)		$	146	$	146
Duke Energy Carolinas		$	48	$	48
Duke Energy Ohio		$	15	$	15
Duke Energy Indiana		$	13	$	13

(a)	Includes $16 million of COBRA and healthcare reimbursement expenses and $14 million of accelerated stock award expense.

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Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost.

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Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period.

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