Defined Benefits

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Defined Benefits [Abstract]

Defined Benefits

9. Defined Benefits

(PPL, PPL Energy Supply, LKE and LG&E)

Certain net periodic defined benefit costs are applied to accounts that are further distributed between capital and expense, including certain costs allocated to applicable subsidiaries for plans sponsored by PPL Services and LKE. Following are the net periodic defined benefit costs (credits) of the plans sponsored byPPL, PPL Energy Supply, LKE and LG&Efor the periods ended June 30:

			Pension Benefits
			Three Months								Six Months
			U.S.				U.K.				U.S.				U.K.
			2013		2012		2013		2012		2013		2012		2013		2012
PPL
Service cost			$	32	$	26	$	16	$	14	$	63	$	52	$	34	$	27
Interest cost				53		54		78		85		107		110		159		169
Expected return on plan assets				(73)		(64)		(113)		(114)		(147)		(130)		(231)		(225)
Amortization of:
		Prior service cost		5		6				1		11		12				2
		Actuarial (gain) loss		20		11		37		20		40		21		75		40
Net periodic defined benefit
	costs (credits)		$	37	$	33	$	18	$	6	$	74	$	65	$	37	$	13

		Pension Benefits
		Three Months				Six Months
		2013		2012		2013		2012
PPL Energy Supply
Service cost		$	2	$	2	$	4	$	3
Interest cost			2		2		4		4
Expected return on plan assets			(2)		(3)		(5)		(5)
Amortization of:
	Actuarial (gain) loss						1		1
Net periodic defined benefit costs (credits)		$	2	$	1	$	4	$	3

LKE
Service cost		$	6	$	5	$	13	$	11
Interest cost			15		15		31		32
Expected return on plan assets			(20)		(17)		(41)		(35)
Amortization of:
	Prior service cost		1		1		2		2
	Actuarial (gain) loss		9		6		17		11
Net periodic defined benefit costs (credits)		$	11	$	10	$	22	$	21
LG&E
Service cost				$	1	$	1	$	1
Interest cost		$	4		3		7		7
Expected return on plan assets			(5)		(4)		(10)		(9)
Amortization of:
	Prior service cost						1		1
	Actuarial (gain) loss		4		2		7		5
Net periodic defined benefit costs (credits)		$	3	$	2	$	6	$	5

		Other Postretirement Benefits
		Three Months				Six Months
		2013		2012		2013		2012
PPL
Service cost		$	3	$	3	$	7	$	6
Interest cost			7		8		14		16
Expected return on plan assets			(6)		(5)		(12)		(11)
Amortization of:
	Transition obligation								1
	Actuarial (gain) loss		2		1		3		2
Net periodic defined benefit costs (credits)		$	6	$	7	$	12	$	14

LKE
Service cost		$	1	$	1	$	2	$	2
Interest cost			2		2		4		4
Expected return on plan assets			(1)		(1)		(2)		(2)
Amortization of:
	Transition obligation				1				1
	Prior service cost				1		1		2
	Actuarial (gain) loss				(1)				(1)
Net periodic defined benefit costs (credits)		$	2	$	3	$	5	$	6

(PPL Energy Supply, PPL Electric, LG&E and KU)

In addition to the specific defined benefit plans they sponsor, PPL Energy Supply subsidiaries are also allocated costs of defined benefit plans sponsored by PPL Services and LG&E is allocated costs of defined benefit plans sponsored by LKE based on their participation in those plans, which management believes are reasonable. PPL Electric and KU do not independently sponsor any defined benefit plans. PPL Electric is allocated costs of defined benefit plans sponsored by PPL Services and KU is allocated costs of defined benefit plans sponsored by LKE based on their participation in those plans, which management believes are reasonable. For the periods ended June 30, PPL Services allocated the following net periodic defined benefit costs to PPL Energy Supply subsidiaries and PPLElectric, and LKE allocated the following net periodic defined benefit costs to LG&E and KU.

	Three Months				Six Months
	2013		2012		2013		2012
PPL Energy Supply	$	12	$	9	$	23	$	19
PPL Electric		9		7		18		15

LG&E	3	3	6	6
KU	5	5	9	9