REGULATORY ACCOUNTING (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule Of Regulatory Assets Text Block

	As of June 30, 2014		As of December 31, 2013
(Millions of Dollars)	NU		NU
Benefit Costs	$	1,146.7	$	1,240.2
Derivative Liabilities		431.4		638.0
Income Taxes, Net		631.8		626.2
Storm Restoration Costs		503.9		589.6
Goodwill-related		515.7		525.9
Regulatory Tracker Mechanisms		275.1		323.4
Contractual Obligations - Yankee Companies		128.4		154.2
Buy Out Agreements for Power Contracts		56.7		70.2
Other Regulatory Assets		117.0		126.8
Total Regulatory Assets		3,806.7		4,294.5
Less: Current Portion		467.2		535.8
Total Long-Term Regulatory Assets	$	3,339.5	$	3,758.7

	As of June 30, 2014								As of December 31, 2013
			NSTAR								NSTAR
(Millions of Dollars)	CL&P		Electric		PSNH		WMECO		CL&P		Electric		PSNH		WMECO
Benefit Costs	$	251.9	$	323.4	$	81.6	$	46.2	$	297.7	$	496.7	$	100.6	$	57.3
Derivative Liabilities		424.6		6.3		-		-		630.4		7.7		-		-
Income Taxes, Net		426.2		81.4		38.0		40.8		415.5		84.0		40.3		43.7
Storm Restoration Costs		328.0		107.2		34.7		34.0		397.8		109.3		43.7		38.8
Goodwill-related		-		442.8		-		-		-		451.5		-		-
Regulatory Tracker Mechanisms		8.1		131.8		87.9		20.7		8.0		169.5		83.3		32.6
Buy Out Agreements for Power Contracts		-		52.0		4.7		-		-		64.7		5.5		-
Other Regulatory Assets		63.7		54.7		36.0		14.9		64.6		55.9		38.1		16.7
Total Regulatory Assets		1,502.5		1,199.6		282.9		156.6		1,814.0		1,439.3		311.5		189.1
Less: Current Portion		110.0		178.6		95.3		36.3		150.9		204.1		92.2		43.0
Total Long-Term Regulatory Assets	$	1,392.5	$	1,021.0	$	187.6	$	120.3	$	1,663.1	$	1,235.2	$	219.3	$	146.1

Schedule Of Regulatory Liabilities Text Block

	As of June 30, 2014		As of December 31, 2013
(Millions of Dollars)	NU		NU
Cost of Removal	$	435.3	$	435.1
Regulatory Tracker Mechanisms		305.2		151.2
AFUDC - Transmission		67.4		68.1
Other Regulatory Liabilities		56.0		52.9
Total Regulatory Liabilities		863.9		707.3
Less: Current Portion		359.9		204.3
Total Long-Term Regulatory Liabilities	$	504.0	$	503.0

	As of June 30, 2014								As of December 31, 2013
			NSTAR								NSTAR
(Millions of Dollars)	CL&P		Electric		PSNH		WMECO		CL&P		Electric		PSNH		WMECO
Cost of Removal	$	22.8	$	255.7	$	48.7	$	-	$	29.1	$	250.0	$	49.7	$	-
Regulatory Tracker Mechanisms		143.2		60.2		34.8		45.1		95.6		21.9		21.6		21.1
AFUDC - Transmission		54.2		4.0		-		9.2		54.7		4.1		-		9.3
Other Regulatory Liabilities		10.0		29.8		3.9		0.7		8.4		31.1		1.0		3.4
Total Regulatory Liabilities		230.2		349.7		87.4		55.0		187.8		307.1		72.3		33.8
Less: Current Portion		143.5		89.2		36.6		44.7		94.0		54.0		20.6		19.9
Total Long-Term Regulatory Liabilities	$	86.7	$	260.5	$	50.8	$	10.3	$	93.8	$	253.1	$	51.7	$	13.9