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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract] 
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Costs
The components of the consolidated net periodic cost for pension and OPEB benefits (including amounts capitalized) were as follows:

 
 
Three Months
Ended September 30
 
Nine Months
Ended September 30
Pension Benefit Cost (Credit)
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
 
 
(In millions)
Service cost
 
$
34

 
$
25

 
$
97

 
$
74

Interest cost
 
96

 
79

 
277

 
236

Expected return on plan assets
 
(115
)
 
(90
)
 
(332
)
 
(271
)
Amortization of prior service cost
 
4

 
3

 
12

 
10

Recognized net actuarial loss
 
49

 
47

 
146

 
141

Curtailments(1)
 
—

 
—

 
(2
)
 
—

Special termination benefits(1)
 
—

 
—

 
9

 
—

Net periodic cost
 
$
68

 
$
64

 
$
207

 
$
190

(1) 
Represents costs (credits) incurred related to change in control provision payments to certain executives who were terminated or were expected to be terminated as a result of the merger.
 
 
Three Months
Ended September 30
 
Nine Months
Ended September 30
Other Postretirement Benefit Cost (Credit)
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
 
 
(In millions)
Service cost
 
$
4

 
$
2

 
$
10

 
$
7

Interest cost
 
13

 
11

 
36

 
33

Expected return on plan assets
 
(10
)
 
(9
)
 
(30
)
 
(27
)
Amortization of prior service cost
 
(51
)
 
(48
)
 
(151
)
 
(144
)
Recognized net actuarial loss
 
14

 
15

 
42

 
45

Net periodic cost (credit)
 
$
(30
)
 
$
(29
)
 
$
(93
)
 
$
(86
)
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Costs Allocated to subsidiaries
Pension and OPEB obligations are allocated to FirstEnergy’s subsidiaries employing the plan participants. The net periodic pension costs and net periodic OPEB (including amounts capitalized) recognized by FirstEnergy’s subsidiaries were as follows:

 
 
Three Months
Ended September 30
 
Nine Months
Ended September 30
Pension Benefit Cost
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
 
 
(In millions)
FES
 
$
22

 
$
22

 
$
66

 
$
66

OE
 
6

 
6

 
16

 
17

CEI
 
5

 
5

 
15

 
16

TE
 
1

 
2

 
4

 
5

JCP&L
 
5

 
6

 
15

 
19

Met-Ed
 
3

 
3

 
9

 
8

Penelec
 
4

 
5

 
13

 
14

Other FirstEnergy Subsidiaries
 
22

 
15

 
69

 
45

 
 
$
68

 
$
64

 
$
207

 
$
190

 
 
Three Months
Ended September 30
 
Nine Months
Ended September 30
Other Postretirement Benefit Credit
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
 
 
(In millions)
FES
 
$
(8
)
 
$
(7
)
 
$
(22
)
 
$
(20
)
OE
 
(6
)
 
(6
)
 
(17
)
 
(19
)
CEI
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
(5
)
 
(4
)
TE
 
(1
)
 
—

 
(1
)
 
(1
)
JCP&L
 
(1
)
 
(2
)
 
(5
)
 
(5
)
Met-Ed
 
(2
)
 
(2
)
 
(7
)
 
(6
)
Penelec
 
(2
)
 
(2
)
 
(7
)
 
(6
)
Other FirstEnergy Subsidiaries
 
(9
)
 
(9
)
 
(29
)
 
(25
)
 
 
$
(30
)
 
$
(29
)
 
$
(93
)
 
$
(86
)