Variable Interest Entities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Variable Interest Entities [Abstract]

Net exposure to loss based upon the casualty value provisions

The following table discloses each company’s net exposure to loss based upon the casualty value provisions as of September 30, 2012:

	Maximum Exposure		Discounted Lease Payments, net(1)		Net Exposure
	(In millions)
FES	$	1,339	$	1,123	$	216
OE	551		390		161
Other FE subsidiaries	561		326		235

⁽¹⁾  The net present value of FirstEnergy’s consolidated sale and leaseback operating lease commitments is $1.4 billion.