Other Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]

State Of Connecticut Gross Earnings Taxes [Table Text Block]

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
(Millions of Dollars)	September 30, 2011		September 30, 2010		September 30, 2011		September 30, 2010
NU	$	35.0	$	37.0	$	105.8	$	109.0
CL&P		33.0		35.1		93.2		97.3