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Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Asset Retirement Obligations  
Change in asset retirement obligations

The following schedule shows the change in our asset retirement obligations for 2013 and 2012 (dollars in millions):

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

Asset retirement obligations at the beginning of year

 

$

357

 

$

280

 

Changes attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

Accretion expense

 

24

 

19

 

Settlements

 

(12

)

 

Assumed SCE’s obligation

 

34

 

 

Estimated cash flow revisions

 

(56

)

58

 

Asset retirement obligations at the end of year

 

$

347

 

$

357