Segment and Related Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Financial data for business segments

Financial data for business segments and products and services for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 was as follows:

	Electric Utilities
	Traditional Operating Companies		Southern Power		Eliminations			Total		All Other			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(in millions)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014:
Operating revenues	$	4,378	$	351	$	(102	)	$	4,627	$	41		$	(24	)	$	4,644
Segment net income (loss)(a)(b)	318		33		—			351		—			—			351
Total assets at March 31, 2014	$	59,854	$	4,404	$	(98	)	$	64,160	$	1,093		$	(415	)	$	64,838
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013:
Operating revenues	$	3,668	$	303	$	(86	)	$	3,885	$	35		$	(23	)	$	3,897
Segment net income (loss)(a)(c)	66		29		—			95		(16		)	2			81
Total assets at December 31, 2013	$	59,447	$	4,429	$	(101	)	$	63,775	$	1,077		$	(306	)	$	64,546

(a) After dividends on preferred and preference stock of subsidiaries.

(b) Segment net income (loss) for the traditional operating companies for the three months ended March 31, 2014 includes a $380.0 million pre-tax charge ($234.7 million after tax) for an estimated probable loss on the Kemper IGCC. See Note (B) under "Integrated Coal Gasification Combined Cycle – Kemper IGCC Schedule and Cost Estimate" herein for additional information.

(c) Segment net income (loss) for the traditional operating companies for the three months ended March 31, 2013 includes $540.0 million in pre-tax charges ($333.5 million after tax) for estimated probable losses on the Kemper IGCC. See Note (B) under "Integrated Coal Gasification Combined Cycle – Kemper IGCC Schedule and Cost Estimate" herein for additional information.

Financial data for products and services

Products and Services

	Electric Utilities' Revenues
Period	Retail		Wholesale		Other		Total
	(in millions)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014	$	3,858	$	604	$	165	$	4,627
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013	3,298		432		155		3,885