Fair Value Measurements (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2012
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Line Items] |
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Assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis |
The following tables set forth the recurring assets and liabilities that are accounted for at fair value by level within the fair value hierarchy: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FirstEnergy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Recurring Fair Value Measurements | December 31, 2012 | | December 31, 2011 | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total | Assets | (In millions) | Corporate debt securities | $ | — |
| | $ | 1,259 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 1,259 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 1,544 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 1,544 |
| Derivative assets - commodity contracts | — |
| | 252 |
| | — |
| | 252 |
| | — |
| | 264 |
| | — |
| | 264 |
| Derivative assets - FTRs | — |
| | — |
| | 8 |
| | 8 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 1 |
| | 1 |
| Derivative assets - NUG contracts(1) | — |
| | — |
| | 36 |
| | 36 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 56 |
| | 56 |
| Equity securities(2) | 310 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 310 |
| | 259 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 259 |
| Foreign government debt securities | — |
| | 126 |
| | — |
| | 126 |
| | — |
| | 3 |
| | — |
| | 3 |
| U.S. government debt securities | — |
| | 179 |
| | — |
| | 179 |
| | — |
| | 148 |
| | — |
| | 148 |
| U.S. state debt securities | — |
| | 299 |
| | — |
| | 299 |
| | — |
| | 314 |
| | — |
| | 314 |
| Other(3) | 126 |
| | 227 |
| | — |
| | 353 |
| | 49 |
| | 225 |
| | — |
| | 274 |
| Total assets | $ | 436 |
| | $ | 2,342 |
| | $ | 44 |
| | $ | 2,822 |
| | $ | 308 |
| | $ | 2,498 |
| | $ | 57 |
| | $ | 2,863 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Derivative liabilities - commodity contracts | $ | (3 | ) | | $ | (151 | ) | | $ | — |
| | $ | (154 | ) | | $ | — |
| | $ | (247 | ) | | $ | — |
| | $ | (247 | ) | Derivative liabilities - FTRs | — |
| | — |
| | (9 | ) | | (9 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | (23 | ) | | (23 | ) | Derivative liabilities - NUG contracts(1) | — |
| | — |
| | (290 | ) | | (290 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | (349 | ) | | (349 | ) | Derivative liabilities - LCAPP contracts(1) | — |
| | — |
| | (144 | ) | | (144 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Total liabilities | $ | (3 | ) | | $ | (151 | ) | | $ | (443 | ) | | $ | (597 | ) | | $ | — |
| | $ | (247 | ) | | $ | (372 | ) | | $ | (619 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Net assets (liabilities)(4) | $ | 433 |
| | $ | 2,191 |
| | $ | (399 | ) | | $ | 2,225 |
| | $ | 308 |
| | $ | 2,251 |
| | $ | (315 | ) | | $ | 2,244 |
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| | (1) | NUG and LCAPP contracts are generally subject to regulatory accounting treatment and do not impact earnings. |
| | (2) | NDT funds hold equity portfolios whose performance is benchmarked against the Alerian MLP Index. |
| | (3) | Primarily consists of short-term cash investments. |
| | (4) | Excludes $110 million and $(52) million as of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, of receivables, payables, taxes and accrued income associated with financial instruments reflected within the fair value table. |
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Reconciliation of changes in the fair value roll forward of level 3 measurements of NUG contracts |
The following table provides a reconciliation of changes in the fair value of NUG and LCAPP contracts and FTRs that are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy for the periods ended December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NUG Contracts(1) | | LCAPP Contracts(1) | | FTRs | | Derivative Assets | | Derivative Liabilities | | Net | | Derivative Assets | | Derivative Liabilities | | Net | | Derivative Assets | | Derivative Liabilities | | Net | | (in millions) | January 1, 2011 Balance | $ | 122 |
| | $ | (466 | ) | | $ | (344 | ) | | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| Unrealized gain (loss) | (58 | ) | | (144 | ) | | (202 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 2 |
| | (27 | ) | | (25 | ) | Purchases | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 13 |
| | (4 | ) | | 9 |
| Settlements | (7 | ) | | 261 |
| | 254 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (14 | ) | | 20 |
| | 6 |
| Transfers out of Level 3 | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (12 | ) | | (12 | ) | December 31, 2011 Balance | $ | 57 |
| | $ | (349 | ) | | $ | (292 | ) | | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 1 |
| | $ | (23 | ) | | $ | (22 | ) | Unrealized gain (loss) | (20 | ) | | (180 | ) | | (200 | ) | | — |
| | 1 |
| | 1 |
| | 6 |
| | (6 | ) | | — |
| Purchases | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (145 | ) | | (145 | ) | | 13 |
| | (10 | ) | | 3 |
| Settlements | (1 | ) | | 239 |
| | 238 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (12 | ) | | 30 |
| | 18 |
| December 31, 2012 Balance | $ | 36 |
| | $ | (290 | ) | | $ | (254 | ) | | $ | — |
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| $ | (144 | ) | | $ | (144 | ) | | $ | 8 |
| | $ | (9 | ) | | $ | (1 | ) |
| | (1) | Changes in the fair value of NUG and LCAPP contracts are generally subject to regulatory accounting treatment and do not impact earnings. |
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Quantitative information for level 3 valuation |
The following table provides quantitative information for FTRs, NUG contracts and LCAPP contracts that are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy for the period ended December 31, 2012: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fair Value as of December 31, 2012 (In millions) | | Valuation Technique | | Significant Input | | Range | | Weighted Average | | Units | FTRs | | $ | (1 | ) | | Model | | RTO auction clearing prices | | ($3.20) to $6.30 | | $ | 0.50 |
| | Dollars/MWH | NUG Contracts | | $ | (254 | ) | | Model | | Generation Electricity regional prices | | 700 to 6,525,000 $50.00 to $57.30 | | 1,920,000 $53.90 |
| | MWH Dollars/MWH | LCAPP Contracts | | $ | (144 | ) | | Model | | Regional capacity prices | | $158.60 to $197.30 | | $174.50 | | Dollars/MW-Day |
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Amortized cost basis, unrealized gains and losses and fair values of investments in available-for-sale securities |
The following table summarizes the amortized cost basis, unrealized gains (there were no unrealized losses) and fair values of investments held in NDT, nuclear fuel disposal and NUG trusts as of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2012(1) | | December 31, 2011(2) | | | Cost Basis | | Unrealized Gains | | Fair Value | | Cost Basis | | Unrealized Gains | | Fair Value | | | (In millions) | Debt securities | | | | | | | | | | | FirstEnergy | | $ | 1,827 |
| | $ | 34 |
| | $ | 1,861 |
| | $ | 1,980 |
| | $ | 25 |
| | $ | 2,005 |
| FES | | 778 |
| | 14 |
| | 792 |
| | 1,012 |
| | 13 |
| | 1,025 |
| OE | | 137 |
| | — |
| | 137 |
| | 134 |
| | — |
| | 134 |
| JCP&L | | 382 |
| | 11 |
| | 393 |
| | 356 |
| | 7 |
| | 363 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Equity securities | | | | | | | | | | | FirstEnergy | | $ | 293 |
| | $ | 16 |
| | $ | 309 |
| | $ | 222 |
| | $ | 36 |
| | $ | 258 |
| FES | | 281 |
| | 13 |
| | 294 |
| | 104 |
| | 20 |
| | 124 |
| JCP&L | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 27 |
| | 3 |
| | 30 |
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| | (1) | Excludes short-term cash investments: FE Consolidated - $326 million; FES - $196 million; OE - $4 million; JCP&L - $38 million. |
| | (2) | Excludes short-term cash investments: FE Consolidated - $164 million; FES - $74 million; OE - $2 million; JCP&L - $19 million. |
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Proceeds from the sale of investments in available-for-sale securities, realized gains and losses on those sales, and interest and dividend income |
Proceeds from the sale of investments in available-for-sale securities, realized gains and losses on those sales and interest and dividend income for the three years ended December 31, 2012 , 2011 and 2010 were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2012 | | Sale Proceeds | | Realized Gains | | Realized Losses | | Interest and Dividend Income | | | (In millions) | FirstEnergy | | $ | 2,980 |
| | $ | 179 |
| | $ | (99 | ) | | $ | 70 |
| FES | | 1,464 |
| | 124 |
| | (73 | ) | | 39 |
| OE | | 105 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 3 |
| JCP&L | | 516 |
| | 12 |
| | (5 | ) | | 14 |
| 2011 | | Sale Proceeds | | Realized Gains | | Realized Losses | | Interest and Dividend Income | | | (In millions) | FirstEnergy | | $ | 4,207 |
| | $ | 229 |
| | $ | (90 | ) | | $ | 82 |
| FES | | 1,843 |
| | 80 |
| | (46 | ) | | 47 |
| OE | | 154 |
| | 6 |
| | — |
| | 3 |
| JCP&L | | 779 |
| | 39 |
| | (11 | ) | | 15 |
| 2010 | | Sale Proceeds | | Realized Gains | | Realized Losses | | Interest and Dividend Income | | | (In millions) | FirstEnergy | | $ | 3,172 |
| | $ | 126 |
| | $ | (107 | ) | | $ | 79 |
| FES | | 1,927 |
| | 92 |
| | (75 | ) | | 47 |
| OE | | 83 |
| | 2 |
| | — |
| | 3 |
| JCP&L | | 411 |
| | 10 |
| | (10 | ) | | 14 |
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Amortized cost basis, unrealized gains and losses, and approximate fair values of investments in held-to-maturity securities |
The following table provides the amortized cost basis, unrealized gains (there were no unrealized losses) and approximate fair values of investments in held-to-maturity securities as of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2012 | | December 31, 2011 | | | Cost Basis | | Unrealized Gains | | Fair Value | | Cost Basis | | Unrealized Gains | | Fair Value | | | (In millions) | Debt Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | FirstEnergy | | $ | 54 |
| | $ | 30 |
| | $ | 84 |
| | $ | 402 |
| | $ | 50 |
| | $ | 452 |
| OE | | 132 |
| | 16 |
| | 148 |
| | 163 |
| | 21 |
| | 184 |
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Fair value and related carrying amounts of long-term debt and other long-term obligations |
The following table provides the approximate fair value and related carrying amounts of long-term debt and other long-term obligations, excluding capital lease obligations and net unamortized premiums and discounts: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2012 | | December 31, 2011 | | Carrying Value | | Fair Value | | Carrying Value | | Fair Value | | (In millions) | FirstEnergy | $ | 16,957 |
| | $ | 19,460 |
| | $ | 17,165 |
| | $ | 19,320 |
| FES | 4,194 |
| | 4,524 |
| | 3,675 |
| | 3,931 |
| OE | 1,157 |
| | 1,500 |
| | 1,157 |
| | 1,434 |
| JCP&L | 1,743 |
| | 2,059 |
| | 1,777 |
| | 2,080 |
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FES
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Line Items] |
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Assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Recurring Fair Value Measurements | December 31, 2012 | | December 31, 2011 | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total | Assets | (In millions) | Corporate debt securities | $ | — |
| | $ | 703 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 703 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 1,010 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 1,010 |
| Derivative assets - commodity contracts | — |
| | 252 |
| | — |
| | 252 |
| | — |
| | 248 |
| | — |
| | 248 |
| Derivative assets - FTRs | — |
| | — |
| | 6 |
| | 6 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 1 |
| | 1 |
| Equity securities(1) | 294 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 294 |
| | 124 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 124 |
| Foreign government debt securities | — |
| | 61 |
| | — |
| | 61 |
| | — |
| | 3 |
| | — |
| | 3 |
| U.S. government debt securities | — |
| | 27 |
| | — |
| | 27 |
| | — |
| | 7 |
| | — |
| | 7 |
| U.S. state debt securities | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 5 |
| | — |
| | 5 |
| Other(2) | — |
| | 104 |
| | — |
| | 104 |
| | — |
| | 132 |
| | — |
| | 132 |
| Total assets | $ | 294 |
| | $ | 1,147 |
| | $ | 6 |
| | $ | 1,447 |
| | $ | 124 |
| | $ | 1,405 |
| | $ | 1 |
| | $ | 1,530 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Derivative liabilities - commodity contracts | $ | (3 | ) | | $ | (151 | ) | | $ | — |
| | $ | (154 | ) | | $ | — |
| | $ | (234 | ) | | $ | — |
| | $ | (234 | ) | Derivative liabilities - FTRs | — |
| | — |
| | (6 | ) | | (6 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | (7 | ) | | (7 | ) | Total liabilities | $ | (3 | ) | | $ | (151 | ) | | $ | (6 | ) | | $ | (160 | ) | | $ | — |
| | $ | (234 | ) | | $ | (7 | ) | | $ | (241 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Net assets (liabilities)(3) | $ | 291 |
| | $ | 996 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 1,287 |
| | $ | 124 |
| | $ | 1,171 |
| | $ | (6 | ) | | $ | 1,289 |
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| | (1) | NDT funds hold equity portfolios whose performance is benchmarked against the Alerian MLP Index. |
| | (2) | Primarily consists of short-term cash investments. |
| | (3) | Excludes $94 million and $(58) million as of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, of receivables, payables, taxes and accrued income associated with the financial instruments reflected within the fair value table. |
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Reconciliation of changes in the fair value roll forward of level 3 measurements of NUG contracts |
The following table provides a reconciliation of changes in the fair value of FTRs held by FES and classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy for the periods ended December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Derivative Asset FTRs | | Derivative Liability FTRs | | Net FTRs | | | (In millions) | January 1, 2011 Balance | | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| Unrealized gain (loss) | | 4 |
| | (8 | ) | | (4 | ) | Purchases | | 2 |
| | (1 | ) | | 1 |
| Settlements | | (5 | ) | | 2 |
| | (3 | ) | December 31, 2011 Balance | | $ | 1 |
| | $ | (7 | ) | | $ | (6 | ) | Unrealized gain (loss) | | 4 |
| | (4 | ) | | — |
| Purchases | | 9 |
| | (7 | ) | | 2 |
| Settlements | | (8 | ) | | 12 |
| | 4 |
| December 31, 2012 Balance | | $ | 6 |
| | $ | (6 | ) | | $ | — |
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Quantitative information for level 3 valuation |
The following table provides quantitative information for FTRs held by FES that are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy for the period ended December 31, 2012: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fair Value as of December 31, 2012 (In millions) | | Valuation Technique | | Significant Input | | Range | | Weighted Average | | Units | FTRs | | $ | — |
| | Model | | RTO auction clearing prices | | ($3.20) to $6.30 | | $0.30 | | Dollars/MWH |
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OE
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Line Items] |
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Assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | OE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Recurring Fair Value Measurements | December 31, 2012 | | December 31, 2011 | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total | Assets | (In millions) | Corporate debt securities | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 3 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 3 |
| U.S. government debt securities | — |
| | 137 |
| | — |
| | 137 |
| | — |
| | 132 |
| | — |
| | 132 |
| Other(1) | — |
| | 4 |
| | — |
| | 4 |
| | — |
| | 2 |
| | — |
| | 2 |
| Total assets(2) | $ | — |
| | $ | 141 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 141 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 137 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 137 |
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| | (1) | Primarily consists of short-term cash investments. |
| | (2) | Excludes $1 million as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, of receivables, payables, taxes and accrued income associated with the financial instruments reflected within the fair value table. |
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JCP&L
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Line Items] |
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Assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | JCP&L | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Recurring Fair Value Measurements | December 31, 2012 | | December 31, 2011 | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total | Assets | (In millions) | Corporate debt securities | $ | — |
| | $ | 142 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 142 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 144 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 144 |
| Derivative assets - NUG contracts(1) | — |
| | — |
| | 1 |
| | 1 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 4 |
| | 4 |
| Equity securities(2) | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 30 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 30 |
| Foreign government debt securities | — |
| | 17 |
| | — |
| | 17 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| U.S. government debt securities | — |
| | 5 |
| | — |
| | 5 |
| | — |
| | 2 |
| | — |
| | 2 |
| U.S. state debt securities | — |
| | 232 |
| | — |
| | 232 |
| | — |
| | 219 |
| | — |
| | 219 |
| Other(3) | — |
| | 32 |
| | — |
| | 32 |
| | — |
| | 15 |
| | — |
| | 15 |
| Total assets | — |
| | 428 |
| | 1 |
| | 429 |
| | 30 |
| | 380 |
| | 4 |
| | 414 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Derivative liabilities - NUG contracts(1) | — |
| | — |
| | (121 | ) | | (121 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | (147 | ) | | (147 | ) | Derivative liabilities - LCAPP contracts(1) | — |
| | — |
| | (144 | ) | | (144 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Total liabilities | — |
| | — |
| | (265 | ) | | (265 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | (147 | ) | | (147 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Net assets (liabilities)(4) | $ | — |
| | $ | 428 |
| | $ | (264 | ) | | $ | 164 |
| | $ | 30 |
| | $ | 380 |
| | $ | (143 | ) | | $ | 267 |
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| | (1) | NUG and LCAPP contracts are subject to regulatory accounting treatment and do not impact earnings. |
| | (2) | NDT funds hold equity portfolios whose performance is benchmarked against the Alerian MLP Index. |
| | (3) | Primarily consists of short-term cash investments. |
| | (4) | Excludes $3 million and $2 million as of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, of receivables, payables, taxes and accrued income associated with the financial instruments reflected within the fair value table. |
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Reconciliation of changes in the fair value roll forward of level 3 measurements of NUG contracts |
The following table provides a reconciliation of changes in the fair value of NUG and LCAPP contracts held by JCP&L and classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy for the periods ended December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NUG Contracts(1) | | LCAPP Contracts(1) | | Derivative Assets | | Derivative Liabilities | | Net | | Derivative Assets | | Derivative Liabilities | | Net | | (in millions) | January 1, 2011 Balance | $ | 6 |
| | $ | (233 | ) | | $ | (227 | ) | | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| Unrealized loss | (2 | ) | | (11 | ) | | (13 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Settlements | — |
| | 97 |
| | 97 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| December 31, 2011 Balance | $ | 4 |
| | $ | (147 | ) | | $ | (143 | ) | | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| Unrealized gain (loss) | (3 | ) | | (27 | ) | | (30 | ) | | — |
| | 1 |
| | 1 |
| Purchases | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (145 | ) | | (145 | ) | Settlements | — |
| | 53 |
| | 53 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| December 31, 2012 Balance | $ | 1 |
| | $ | (121 | ) | | $ | (120 | ) | | $ | — |
| | $ | (144 | ) | | $ | (144 | ) |
| | (1) | Changes in the fair value of NUG and LCAPP contracts are subject to regulatory accounting treatment and do not impact earnings. |
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Quantitative information for level 3 valuation |
The following table provides quantitative information for NUG and LCAPP contracts held by JCP&L that are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy for the period ended December 31, 2012: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fair Value as of December 31, 2012 (In millions) | | Valuation Technique | | Significant Input | | Range | | Weighted Average | | Units | NUG Contracts | | $ | (120 | ) | | Model | | Generation Electricity regional prices | | 76,000 to 1,417,000 $52.20 to $59.50 | | 257,000 $56.10 | | MWH Dollars/MWH | LCAPP Contracts | | $ | (144 | ) | | Model | | Regional capacity prices | | $158.60 to $197.30 | | $174.50 | | Dollars/MW-Day |
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