COMMON SHARES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Stock by Class [Text Block]

11.       COMMON SHARES

The following table sets forth the Eversource parent common shares and the shares of common stock of CL&P, NSTAR Electric, PSNH and WMECO that were authorized and issued as well as the respective per share par values:

	Shares
			Authorized as of
	Per Share		March 31, 2016 and	Issued as of
	Par Value		December 31, 2015	March 31, 2016	December 31, 2015
Eversource	$	5	380,000,000	333,878,402	333,862,615
CL&P	$	10	24,500,000	6,035,205	6,035,205
NSTAR Electric	$	1	100,000,000	100	100
PSNH	$	1	100,000,000	301	301
WMECO	$	25	1,072,471	434,653	434,653

As of both March 31, 2016 and December31, 2015, there were 16,671,366Eversource common shares held as treasury shares. As of March 31, 2016 and December31, 2015, Eversource common shares outstanding were 317,207,036 and 317,191,249, respectively.