COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Schedule of Guarantees and Indemnifications (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Eversource Gas Transmission LLC
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Maximum Exposure	$ 185.1
Various
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Maximum Exposure	40.1
Eversource Service and Rocky River Realty Company
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Maximum Exposure	$ 8.2

Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (b)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82913245&loc=d3e12069-110248

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Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant