Financing and Leases (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Credit Arrangements

At September 30, 2023, committed credit arrangements with banks were as follows:

	Expires
Company	2024		2025		2026		2028		Total		Unused		Expires within One Year
	(in millions)
Southern Company parent(a)	$	150	$	—	$	—	$	1,850	$	2,000	$	1,998	$	150
Alabama Power	—		—		650		700		1,350		1,350		—
Georgia Power	—		—		—		1,750		1,750		1,726		—
Mississippi Power	—		125		150		—		275		275		—
Southern Power(a)(b)	—		—		—		600		600		589		—
Southern Company Gas(c)	100		—		—		1,500		1,600		1,598		100
SEGCO	30		—		—		—		30		30		30
Southern Company	$	280	$	125	$	800	$	6,400	$	7,605	$	7,566	$	280

(a)Arrangement expiring in 2028 represents a $2.45 billion combined arrangement for Southern Company and Southern Power as borrowers. Pursuant to the combined facility, the allocations between Southern Company and Southern Power may be adjusted.

(b)Does not include Southern Power Company's $75 million and $100 million continuing letter of credit facilities for standby letters of credit, expiring in 2025 and 2026, respectively, of which $9 million and $16 million, respectively, was unused at September 30, 2023. In March 2023, Southern Power amended the $100 million letter of credit facility, which, among other things, extended the expiration date from 2025 to 2026 and increased the amount from $75 million. Southern Power's subsidiaries are not parties to its bank credit arrangements or letter of credit facilities.

(c)Southern Company Gas, as the parent entity, guarantees the obligations of Southern Company Gas Capital, which is the borrower of $800 million of the credit arrangement expiring in 2028. Southern Company Gas' committed credit arrangement expiring in 2028 also includes $700 million for which Nicor Gas is the borrower and which is restricted for working capital needs of Nicor Gas. Pursuant to the multi-year credit arrangement expiring in 2028, the allocations between Southern Company Gas Capital and Nicor Gas may be adjusted. Nicor Gas is also the borrower under a $100 million credit arrangement expiring in 2024.

Schedule of Shares Used to Compute Diluted Earnings Per Share

Shares used to compute diluted EPS were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,		Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023	2022	2023	2022
	(in millions)
As reported shares	1,092	1,082	1,092	1,070
Effect of stock-based compensation	7	6	6	6
Diluted shares	1,099	1,088	1,098	1,076