Comprehensive Income (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

Comprehensive Income (Loss) Note [Text Block]

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Comprehensive income is as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011		2010			2011		2010
Net income	$	27	$	48		$	118	$	99
Other comprehensive income - Change in compensation retirement benefits liability and amortization, net of taxes	—		1			—		1
Comprehensive income	27		49			118		100
Less: comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	—		(1		)	—		(1		)
Comprehensive income attributable to Portland General Electric Company	$	27	$	50		$	118	$	101

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 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.