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SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Financial Data for Business Segments
Financial data for business segments and products and services for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:
Electric Utilities
Traditional
Electric Operating
Companies
Southern
Power
EliminationsTotalSouthern Company GasAll
Other
EliminationsConsolidated
(in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Operating revenues$4,629 $523 $(103)$5,049 $477 $132 $(38)$5,620 
Segment net income (loss)(a)
1,284 74  1,358 14 (122)1 1,251 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Operating revenues$11,576 $1,337 $(285)$12,628 $2,362 $380 $(112)$15,258 
Segment net income (loss)(a)(b)(c)(d)
2,571 212  2,783 360 (420)9 2,732 
At September 30, 2020
Goodwill$ $2 $ $2 $5,015 $263 $ $5,280 
Total assets85,218 13,424 (671)97,971 21,932 4,116 (861)123,158 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Operating revenues$4,908 $574 $(119)$5,363 $498 $146 $(12)$5,995 
Segment net income (loss)(a)(e)(f)
1,373 86 — 1,459 (29)(110)(4)1,316 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Operating revenues$12,252 $1,527 $(331)$13,448 $2,661 $514 $(118)$16,505 
Segment net income (loss)(a)(e)(f)(g)
2,719 316 — 3,035 347 931 (15)4,298 
At December 31, 2019
Goodwill$— $$— $$5,015 $263 $— $5,280 
Total assets81,063 14,300 (713)94,650 21,687 3,511 (1,148)118,700 
(a)Attributable to Southern Company.
(b)Segment net income (loss) for the traditional electric operating companies includes a pre-tax charge of $149 million ($111 million after tax) related to Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4. See Note (B) under "Georgia Power – Nuclear Construction" for additional information.
(c)Segment net income (loss) for the "All Other" column includes a pre-tax impairment charge of $154 million ($74 million after tax) related to a leveraged lease investment. See Note (C) under "Other Matters – Southern Company" for additional information.
(d)Segment net income (loss) for Southern Power includes a $39 million pre-tax gain ($23 million gain after tax) on the sale of Plant Mankato. See Note (K) under "Southern Power" for additional information.
(e)Segment net income (loss) for Southern Company Gas includes a pre-tax impairment charge of $92 million ($65 million after tax) related to a natural gas storage facility in Louisiana. See Note 3 to the financial statements under "Other Matters – Southern Company Gas – Natural Gas Storage Facilities" in Item 8 of the Form 10-K for additional information.
(f)Segment net income (loss) for the "All Other" column includes the preliminary pre-tax gain associated with the sale of Gulf Power of $2.5 billion ($1.3 billion after tax) for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as well as impairment charges in contemplation of the sales of two of PowerSecure's business units totaling $18 million and $50 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. See Note 15 to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K under "Southern Company" for additional information.
(g)Segment net income (loss) for Southern Power includes a $23 million pre-tax gain ($88 million gain after tax) on the sale of Plant Nacogdoches. See Note 15 to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K under "Southern Power – Sale of Natural Gas and Biomass Plants" for additional information.
Business segment financial data for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:
Gas Distribution OperationsGas Pipeline Investments
Wholesale Gas Services(a)
Gas Marketing ServicesTotal
All Other(b)
EliminationsConsolidated
(in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Operating revenues$479 $8 $(51)$39 $475 $8 $(6)$477 
Segment net income (loss)46 23 (45)(3)21 (7) 14 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Operating revenues$2,086 $24 $(19)$272 $2,363 $24 $(25)$2,362 
Segment net income (loss)284 74 (45)59 372 (12) 360 
Total assets at September 30, 202018,715 1,609 650 1,461 22,435 10,979 (11,482)21,932 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Operating revenues$448 $$(2)$39 $493 $10 $(5)$498 
Segment net income (loss)37 (9)(4)30 (59)— (29)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Operating revenues$2,188 $24 $132 $326 $2,670 $34 $(43)$2,661 
Segment net income (loss)228 63 61 54 406 (59)— 347 
Total assets at December 31, 201918,204 1,678 850 1,496 22,228 10,759 (11,300)21,687 
(a)The revenues for wholesale gas services are netted with costs associated with its energy and risk management activities. A reconciliation of operating revenues and intercompany revenues is shown in the following table.
Third Party Gross RevenuesIntercompany RevenuesTotal Gross Revenues Less Gross Gas CostsOperating Revenues
(in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020$1,050 $33 $1,083 $1,134 $(51)
Three Months Ended September 30, 20191,138 72 1,210 1,212 (2)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020$3,089 $81 $3,170 $3,189 $(19)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 20194,287 223 4,510 4,378 132 
(b)Segment net income (loss) for the "All Other" column includes a pre-tax impairment charge of $92 million ($65 million after tax) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 related to a natural gas storage facility in Louisiana. See Note 3 to the financial statements under "Other Matters – Southern Company Gas – Natural Gas Storage Facilities" in Item 8 of the Form 10-K for additional information.
Financial Data for Products and Services
 Electric Utilities' Revenues
RetailWholesaleOtherTotal
(in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020$4,243 $584 $222 $5,049 
Three Months Ended September 30, 20194,512 625 226 5,363 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020$10,503 $1,473 $652 $12,628 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 201911,136 1,667 645 13,448 
 Southern Company Gas' Revenues
Gas
Distribution
Operations
Wholesale
Gas
Services(*)
Gas
Marketing
Services
OtherTotal
(in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020$476 $(51)$39 $13 $477 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019445 (2)39 16 498 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020$2,072 $(19)$272 $37 $2,362 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 20192,169 132 326 34 2,661 
(*)The revenues for wholesale gas services are netted with costs associated with its energy and risk management activities. See "Southern Company Gas" herein for additional information.