Fixed-asset Impairment (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]

Asset Impairment Charges [Text Block]

Fixed-asset Impairment

On March 17, 2017, the Board of Directors of DP&L approved the retirement of the DP&L operated and co-owned Stuart Station coal-fired and diesel-fired generating units and the Killen Station coal-fired generating unit and combustion turbine (collectively, the “Facilities”) on or before June 1, 2018. DP&L also reached agreement with the co-owners of the Facilities to proceed with this plan of retirement. We performed a long-lived asset impairment analysis and determined that the carrying amounts of the Facilities were not recoverable. The asset groups of Stuart Station and Killen Station were determined to have fair values of $3.3 million and $7.9 million, respectively, using the discounted cash flows under the income approach. As a result, we recognized an asset impairment expense of $39.1 million and $27.3 million for Stuart Station and Killen Station, respectively.

Additionally, as a result of the decision to retire the Facilities by June 1, 2018, we concluded that inventory at these Facilities is considered obsolete. As a result, we recognized a loss on disposal of $9.8 million and $6.4 million for Stuart Station and Killen Station inventories, respectively, during the first quarter of 2017, which is recorded in Loss on asset disposal in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

THE DAYTON POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY [Member]

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]

Asset Impairment Charges [Text Block]

Fixed-asset Impairment

On March 17, 2017, the Board of Directors of DP&L approved the retirement of the DP&L operated and co-owned Stuart Station coal-fired and diesel-fired generating units and the Killen Station coal-fired generating unit and combustion turbine (collectively, the “Facilities”) on or before June 1, 2018. DP&L also reached agreement with the co-owners of the Facilities to proceed with this plan of retirement. We performed a long-lived asset impairment analysis and determined that the carrying amounts of the Facilities were not recoverable. The asset groups of Stuart Station and Killen Station were determined to have fair values of $3.3 million and $7.9 million, respectively, using the discounted cash flows under the income approach. As a result, we recognized an asset impairment expense of $39.0 million and $27.3 million for Stuart Station and Killen Station, respectively.

Additionally, as a result of the decision to retire the Facilities by June 1, 2018, we concluded that inventory at these Facilities is considered obsolete. As a result, we recognized a loss on disposal of $9.8 million and $6.4 million for Stuart Station and Killen Station inventories, respectively, during the first quarter of 2017, which is recorded in Loss on asset disposal in the Condensed Statements of Operations.