Comprehensive Income (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

Comprehensive Income (Loss) Note [Text Block]

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Comprehensive income is as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Net income	$	22	$	24	$	91	$	51
Other comprehensive income - Change in compensation retirement benefits liability and amortization, net of taxes	—		—		—		1
Comprehensive income and Comprehensive income attributable to Portland General Electric Company	$	22	$	24	$	91	$	52

Amounts included in Other comprehensive income related to the Company’s defined benefit pension plan and other postretirement benefits are reclassified to Regulatory assets as such amounts are expected to be recovered from retail customers in future prices. Accordingly, as of the balance sheet dates, such amounts are included in Regulatory assets. See Note 2.

In the second quarter of 2011, PGE changed the presentation of the Other comprehensive income item ‘reclassification of the defined pension plan and other benefits to a regulatory asset or liability’ to a net presentation. Accordingly, amounts previously reported on a gross basis for 2010 are presented net to conform with the 2011 presentation.