REGULATORY ACCOUNTING (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule Of Regulatory Assets Text Block

	As of September 30, 2014		As of December 31, 2013
(Millions of Dollars)	NU		NU
Benefit Costs	$	1,113.2	$	1,240.2
Derivative Liabilities		427.5		638.0
Income Taxes, Net		623.2		626.2
Storm Restoration Costs		493.5		589.6
Goodwill-related		510.5		525.9
Regulatory Tracker Mechanisms		235.7		323.4
Contractual Obligations - Yankee Companies		124.6		154.2
Buy Out Agreements for Power Contracts		49.8		70.2
Other Regulatory Assets		109.1		126.8
Total Regulatory Assets		3,687.1		4,294.5
Less: Current Portion		446.0		535.8
Total Long-Term Regulatory Assets	$	3,241.1	$	3,758.7

	As of September 30, 2014								As of December 31, 2013
			NSTAR								NSTAR
(Millions of Dollars)	CL&P		Electric		PSNH		WMECO		CL&P		Electric		PSNH		WMECO
Benefit Costs	$	242.2	$	318.1	$	78.1	$	44.3	$	297.7	$	496.7	$	100.6	$	57.3
Derivative Liabilities		421.1		4.3		-		-		630.4		7.7		-		-
Income Taxes, Net		427.4		83.3		38.3		35.3		415.5		84.0		40.3		43.7
Storm Restoration Costs		326.0		106.2		29.3		32.0		397.8		109.3		43.7		38.8
Goodwill-related		-		438.3		-		-		-		451.5		-		-
Regulatory Tracker Mechanisms		5.2		76.4		94.7		23.5		8.0		169.5		83.3		32.6
Buy Out Agreements for Power Contracts		-		45.4		4.4		-		-		64.7		5.5		-
Other Regulatory Assets		63.6		54.2		35.9		13.5		64.6		55.9		38.1		16.7
Total Regulatory Assets		1,485.5		1,126.2		280.7		148.6		1,814.0		1,439.3		311.5		189.1
Less: Current Portion		116.5		128.2		102.5		38.9		150.9		204.1		92.2		43.0
Total Long-Term Regulatory Assets	$	1,369.0	$	998.0	$	178.2	$	109.7	$	1,663.1	$	1,235.2	$	219.3	$	146.1

Schedule Of Regulatory Liabilities Text Block

	As of September 30, 2014		As of December 31, 2013
(Millions of Dollars)	NU		NU
Cost of Removal	$	439.1	$	435.1
Regulatory Tracker Mechanisms		339.9		151.2
AFUDC - Transmission		67.2		68.1
Other Regulatory Liabilities		62.7		52.9
Total Regulatory Liabilities		908.9		707.3
Less: Current Portion		399.0		204.3
Total Long-Term Regulatory Liabilities	$	509.9	$	503.0

	As of September 30, 2014								As of December 31, 2013
			NSTAR								NSTAR
(Millions of Dollars)	CL&P		Electric		PSNH		WMECO		CL&P		Electric		PSNH		WMECO
Cost of Removal	$	22.5	$	260.7	$	49.2	$	-	$	29.1	$	250.0	$	49.7	$	-
Regulatory Tracker Mechanisms		196.4		67.3		25.9		43.9		95.6		21.9		21.6		21.1
AFUDC - Transmission		53.9		4.1		-		9.2		54.7		4.1		-		9.3
Other Regulatory Liabilities		10.6		31.6		4.7		0.7		8.4		31.1		1.0		3.4
Total Regulatory Liabilities		283.4		363.7		79.8		53.8		187.8		307.1		72.3		33.8
Less: Current Portion		195.7		97.2		29.2		43.5		94.0		54.0		20.6		19.9
Total Long-Term Regulatory Liabilities	$	87.7	$	266.5	$	50.6	$	10.3	$	93.8	$	253.1	$	51.7	$	13.9