Financing (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Credit arrangements by company

The following table outlines the committed credit arrangements by company as of June 30, 2013:

	Expires(a)												Executable Term Loans				Due Within  One Year
Company	2013		2014		2016		2018		Total		Unused		One Year		Two Years		Term Out		No Term Out
	(in millions)								(in millions)				(in millions)				(in millions)
Southern Company	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1,000	$	1,000	$	1,000	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Alabama Power	77		225		—		1,000		1,302		1,301		53		—		53		99
Georgia Power	—		—		150		1,600		1,750		1,740		—		—		—		—
Gulf Power	20		90		165		—		275		275		45		—		45		65
Mississippi Power	40		95		165		—		300		300		25		40		65		70
Southern Power	—		—		—		500		500		486		—		—		—		—
Other	25		75		—		—		100		100		25		—		25		75
Total	$	162	$	485	$	480	$	4,100	$	5,227	$	5,202	$	148	$	40	$	188	$	309

(a) No credit arrangements expire in 2015 or 2017.