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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings per share



		Three Months Ended September 30								Nine Months Ended September 30
Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share		Three Months Ended September 30								Nine Months Ended September 30
of Common Stock		2011				2010				2011				2010
		(In millions, except per share amounts)

Earnings Available to FirstEnergy Corp.		$	511			$	179			$	742			$	599

Weighted average number of basic shares outstanding⁽¹⁾		418				304				392				304
Assumed exercise of dilutive stock options and awards⁽²⁾		2				1				2				1
Weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding⁽¹⁾		420				305				394				305

Basic earnings per share of common stock		$	1.22			$	0.59			$	1.89			$	1.97
Diluted earnings per share of common stock		$	1.22			$	0.59			$	1.88			$	1.96


⁽¹⁾	Includes 113 million shares issued to AE shareholders for the periods subsequent to the merger date. (See Note 2)


⁽²⁾	The number of potentially dilutive securities not included in the calculation of diluted shares outstanding due to their antidilutive effect were not significant for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.