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Available-For-Sale Securities
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Available-For-Sale Securities

Note 6. Available-for-Sale Securities

Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Funds

Power maintains an external master nuclear decommissioning trust to fund its share of decommissioning for its five nuclear facilities upon termination of operation. The trust contains two separate funds: a qualified fund and a non-qualified fund. Section 468A of the Internal Revenue Code limits the amount of money that can be contributed into a qualified fund. The trust funds are managed by third party investment advisors who operate under investment guidelines developed by Power.

Power classifies investments in the NDT funds as available-for-sale. The following tables show the fair values and gross unrealized gains and losses for the securities held in the NDT funds:

 

                                 
    

As of September 30, 2011

 
    

Cost

    

Gross

Unrealized

Gains

    

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

   

Estimated

Fair

Value

 
     Millions  
Equity Securities    $ 537       $ 93       $ (55   $ 575   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
Debt Securities                                   

Government Obligations

     340         16         (1     355   

Other Debt Securities

     273         14         (3     284   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Debt Securities      613         30         (4     639   
Other Securities      66         0         0        66   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Available-for-Sale Securities    $ 1,216       $ 123       $ (59   $ 1,280   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

                                 
    

As of December 31, 2010

 
    

Cost

    

Gross

Unrealized

Gains

    

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

   

Estimated

Fair

Value

 
     Millions  

Equity Securities

   $ 525       $ 213       $ (3   $ 735   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Debt Securities

                                  

Government Obligations

     301         6         (4     303   

Other Debt Securities

     247         10         (2     255   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Debt Securities

     548         16         (6     558   

Other Securities

     70         0         0        70   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Available-for-Sale Securities

   $ 1,143       $ 229       $ (9   $ 1,363   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

These amounts do not include receivables and payables for NDT Fund transactions which have not settled at the end of each period. Such amounts are included in Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as shown in the following table.

 

                 
     As of
September 30,
     As of
December 31,
 
    

2011

    

2010

 
     Millions  

Accounts Receivable

   $ 100       $ 35   

Accounts Payable

   $ 95       $ 60   

The following table shows the value of securities in the NDT funds that have been in an unrealized loss position for less than and greater than 12 months:

 

                                                                 
    As of September 30, 2011     As of December 31, 2010  
    Less Than 12
Months
    Greater Than 12
Months
    Less Than 12
Months
    Greater Than 12
Months
 
   

Fair

Value

   

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

   

Fair

Value

   

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

   

Fair

Value

   

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

   

Fair

Value

   

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

 
    Millions  

Equity Securities (A)

  $ 252      $ (55   $ 0      $ 0      $ 55      $ (3   $ 0      $ 0   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Debt Securities

                                                               

Government Obligations (B)

    72        (1     2        0        106        (4     1        0   

Other Debt Securities (C)

    65        (2     6        (1     65        (1     8        (1
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Debt Securities

    137        (3     8        (1     171        (5     9        (1
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Securities

    1        0        0        0        0        0        0        0   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Available-for-Sale Securities

  $ 390      $ (58   $ 8      $ (1   $ 226      $ (8   $ 9      $ (1
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

The proceeds from the sales of and the net realized gains on securities in the NDT Funds were:

 

                                 
     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
    

2011

   

2010

   

2011

   

2010

 
     Millions     Millions  

Proceeds from Sales

   $ 431      $ 302      $ 1,088      $ 728   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized Gains (Losses)

                                

Gross Realized Gains

   $ 26      $ 26      $ 121      $ 86   

Gross Realized Losses

     (10     (8     (28     (31
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized Gains

   $ 16      $ 18      $ 93      $ 55   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gains disclosed in the above table were recognized in Other Income and Other Deductions in PSEG's and Power's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Net unrealized gains of $32 million (after-tax) were recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (OCI) on Power's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2011. The available-for-sale debt securities held as of September 30, 2011 had the following maturities:

 

         

Time Frame

  

Fair Value

 
     Millions  

Less than 1 Year

   $ 11   

1 - 5 Years

     141   

6 - 10 Years

     172   

11 - 15 Years

     43   

16 - 20 Years

     18   

Over 20 Years

     254   
    

 

 

 
     $ 639   
    

 

 

 

The cost of these securities was determined on the basis of specific identification.

Power periodically assesses individual securities whose fair value is less than amortized cost to determine whether the investments are considered to be other-than-temporarily impaired. For equity securities, management considers the ability and intent to hold for a reasonable time to permit recovery in addition to the severity and duration of the loss. For fixed income securities, management considers its intent to sell or requirement to sell a security prior to expected recovery. In those cases where a sale is expected, any impairment would be recorded through earnings. For fixed income securities where there is no intent to sell or likely requirement to sell, management evaluates whether credit loss is a component of the impairment. If so, that portion is recorded through earnings while the noncredit loss component is recorded through OCI. In 2011, other-than-temporary impairments of $10 million were recognized on securities in the NDT funds. Any subsequent recoveries in the value of these securities are recognized in OCI unless the securities are sold, in which case, any gain is recognized in income. The assessment of fair market value compared to cost is applied on a weighted average basis taking into account various purchase dates and initial cost detail of the securities.

Rabbi Trusts

PSEG maintains certain unfunded nonqualified benefit plans to provide supplemental retirement and deferred compensation benefits to certain key employees. Certain assets related to these plans have been set aside in grantor trusts commonly known as "Rabbi Trusts." In August 2010, PSEG revised the asset structure of the Rabbi Trust and realized gains of $31 million as the investments were transitioned to a new asset allocation and investment manager. The new structure resulted in lower investment management fees.

PSEG classifies investments in the Rabbi Trusts as available-for-sale. The following tables show the fair values, gross unrealized gains and losses and amortized cost basis for the securities held in the Rabbi Trusts.

 

                                 
     As of September 30, 2011  
    

Cost

    

Gross

Unrealized

Gains

    

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

    

Estimated

Fair

Value

 
     Millions  

Equity Securities

   $ 16       $ 2       $ 0       $ 18   

Debt Securities

     147         5         0         152   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total PSEG Available-for-Sale Securities

   $ 163       $ 7       $ 0       $ 170   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

                                 
     As of December 31, 2010  
    

Cost

    

Gross

Unrealized

Gains

    

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

    

Estimated

Fair

Value

 
     Millions  

Equity Securities

   $ 16       $ 2       $ 0       $ 18   

Debt Securities

     142         0         0         142   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total PSEG Available-for-Sale Securities

   $ 158       $ 2       $ 0       $ 160   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Rabbi Trusts are invested in commingled indexed mutual funds, in which the shares have the characteristics of equity securities. Due to the commingled nature of these funds, PSEG does not have the ability to hold these securities until expected recovery. As a result, any declines in fair market value below cost are recorded as a charge to earnings. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, other-than-temporary impairments of $3 million were recognized on the bond portfolio of the Rabbi Trusts.

 

                                 
     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
    

2011

    

2010

    

2011

    

2010

 
     Millions      Millions  

Proceeds from Sales

   $ 0       $ 158       $ 0       $ 158   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Realized Gains (Losses)

                                   

Gross Realized Gains

   $ 0       $ 31       $ 0       $ 31   

Gross Realized Losses

     0         0         0         0   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Realized Gains (Losses)

   $ 0       $ 31       $ 0       $ 31   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The cost of these securities was determined on the basis of specific identification.

 

The estimated fair value of the Rabbi Trusts related to PSEG, Power and PSE&G are detailed as follows:

 

                 
    

As of

September 30,

2011

    

As of

December 31,

2010

 
     Millions  

Power

   $ 33       $ 32   

PSE&G

     57         54   

Other

     80         74   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total PSEG Available-for-Sale Securities

   $ 170       $ 160   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Power [Member]
 
Available-For-Sale Securities

Note 6. Available-for-Sale Securities

Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Funds

Power maintains an external master nuclear decommissioning trust to fund its share of decommissioning for its five nuclear facilities upon termination of operation. The trust contains two separate funds: a qualified fund and a non-qualified fund. Section 468A of the Internal Revenue Code limits the amount of money that can be contributed into a qualified fund. The trust funds are managed by third party investment advisors who operate under investment guidelines developed by Power.

Power classifies investments in the NDT funds as available-for-sale. The following tables show the fair values and gross unrealized gains and losses for the securities held in the NDT funds:

 

    

As of September 30, 2011

 
    

Cost

    

Gross

Unrealized

Gains

    

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

   

Estimated

Fair

Value

 
     Millions  
Equity Securities    $ 537       $ 93       $ (55   $ 575   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
Debt Securities           

Government Obligations

     340         16         (1     355   

Other Debt Securities

     273         14         (3     284   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Debt Securities      613         30         (4     639   
Other Securities      66         0         0        66   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Available-for-Sale Securities    $ 1,216       $ 123       $ (59   $ 1,280   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

    

As of December 31, 2010

 
    

Cost

    

Gross

Unrealized

Gains

    

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

   

Estimated

Fair

Value

 
     Millions  

Equity Securities

   $ 525       $ 213       $ (3   $ 735   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Debt Securities

          

Government Obligations

     301         6         (4     303   

Other Debt Securities

     247         10         (2     255   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Debt Securities

     548         16         (6     558   

Other Securities

     70         0         0        70   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Available-for-Sale Securities

   $ 1,143       $ 229       $ (9   $ 1,363   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

These amounts do not include receivables and payables for NDT Fund transactions which have not settled at the end of each period. Such amounts are included in Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as shown in the following table.

 

     As of
September 30,
     As of
December 31,
 
    

2011

    

2010

 
     Millions  

Accounts Receivable

   $ 100       $ 35   

Accounts Payable

   $ 95       $ 60   

The following table shows the value of securities in the NDT funds that have been in an unrealized loss position for less than and greater than 12 months:

 

    As of September 30, 2011     As of December 31, 2010  
    Less Than 12
Months
    Greater Than 12
Months
    Less Than 12
Months
    Greater Than 12
Months
 
   

Fair

Value

   

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

   

Fair

Value

   

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

   

Fair

Value

   

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

   

Fair

Value

   

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

 
    Millions  

Equity Securities (A)

  $ 252      $ (55   $ 0      $ 0      $ 55      $ (3   $ 0      $ 0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Debt Securities

               

Government Obligations (B)

    72        (1     2        0        106        (4     1        0   

Other Debt Securities (C)

    65        (2     6        (1     65        (1     8        (1
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Debt Securities

    137        (3     8        (1     171        (5     9        (1
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Securities

    1        0        0        0        0        0        0        0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Available-for-Sale Securities

  $ 390      $ (58   $ 8      $ (1   $ 226      $ (8   $ 9      $ (1
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(A) Equity Securities—Investments in marketable equity securities within the NDT funds are primarily investments in common stocks within a broad range of industries and sectors. The unrealized losses are distributed over hundreds of companies with limited impairment durations. Power does not consider these securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of September 30, 2011.

 

(B) Debt Securities (Government)—Unrealized losses on Power's NDT investments in United States Treasury obligations and Federal Agency mortgage-backed securities were caused by interest rate changes. Since these investments are guaranteed by the United States government or an agency of the United States government, it is not expected that these securities will settle for less than their amortized cost basis, since Power does not intend to sell nor will it be more-likely-than-not required to sell. Power does not consider these securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of September 30, 2011.

 

(C) Debt Securities (Corporate)—Power's investments in corporate bonds are primarily in investment grade securities. It is not expected that these securities would settle for less than their amortized cost. Since Power does not intend to sell these securities nor will it be more-likely-than-not required to sell, Power does not consider these debt securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of September 30, 2011.

The proceeds from the sales of and the net realized gains on securities in the NDT Funds were:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
    

2011

   

2010

   

2011

   

2010

 
     Millions     Millions  

Proceeds from Sales

   $ 431      $ 302      $ 1,088      $ 728   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized Gains (Losses)

        

Gross Realized Gains

   $ 26      $ 26      $ 121      $ 86   

Gross Realized Losses

     (10     (8     (28     (31
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized Gains

   $ 16      $ 18      $ 93      $ 55   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gains disclosed in the above table were recognized in Other Income and Other Deductions in PSEG's and Power's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Net unrealized gains of $32 million (after-tax) were recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (OCI) on Power's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2011. The available-for-sale debt securities held as of September 30, 2011 had the following maturities:

 

Time Frame

  

Fair Value

 
     Millions  

Less than 1 Year

   $ 11   

1 - 5 Years

     141   

6 - 10 Years

     172   

11 - 15 Years

     43   

16 - 20 Years

     18   

Over 20 Years

     254   
  

 

 

 
   $ 639   
  

 

 

 

The cost of these securities was determined on the basis of specific identification.

Power periodically assesses individual securities whose fair value is less than amortized cost to determine whether the investments are considered to be other-than-temporarily impaired. For equity securities, management considers the ability and intent to hold for a reasonable time to permit recovery in addition to the severity and duration of the loss. For fixed income securities, management considers its intent to sell or requirement to sell a security prior to expected recovery. In those cases where a sale is expected, any impairment would be recorded through earnings. For fixed income securities where there is no intent to sell or likely requirement to sell, management evaluates whether credit loss is a component of the impairment. If so, that portion is recorded through earnings while the noncredit loss component is recorded through OCI. In 2011, other-than-temporary impairments of $10 million were recognized on securities in the NDT funds. Any subsequent recoveries in the value of these securities are recognized in OCI unless the securities are sold, in which case, any gain is recognized in income. The assessment of fair market value compared to cost is applied on a weighted average basis taking into account various purchase dates and initial cost detail of the securities.

Rabbi Trusts

PSEG maintains certain unfunded nonqualified benefit plans to provide supplemental retirement and deferred compensation benefits to certain key employees. Certain assets related to these plans have been set aside in grantor trusts commonly known as "Rabbi Trusts." In August 2010, PSEG revised the asset structure of the Rabbi Trust and realized gains of $31 million as the investments were transitioned to a new asset allocation and investment manager. The new structure resulted in lower investment management fees.

PSEG classifies investments in the Rabbi Trusts as available-for-sale. The following tables show the fair values, gross unrealized gains and losses and amortized cost basis for the securities held in the Rabbi Trusts.

 

     As of September 30, 2011  
    

Cost

    

Gross

Unrealized

Gains

    

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

    

Estimated

Fair

Value

 
     Millions  

Equity Securities

   $ 16       $ 2       $ 0       $ 18   

Debt Securities

     147         5         0         152   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total PSEG Available-for-Sale Securities

   $ 163       $ 7       $ 0       $ 170   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     As of December 31, 2010  
    

Cost

    

Gross

Unrealized

Gains

    

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

    

Estimated

Fair

Value

 
     Millions  

Equity Securities

   $ 16       $ 2       $ 0       $ 18   

Debt Securities

     142         0         0         142   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total PSEG Available-for-Sale Securities

   $ 158       $ 2       $ 0       $ 160   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Rabbi Trusts are invested in commingled indexed mutual funds, in which the shares have the characteristics of equity securities. Due to the commingled nature of these funds, PSEG does not have the ability to hold these securities until expected recovery. As a result, any declines in fair market value below cost are recorded as a charge to earnings. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, other-than-temporary impairments of $3 million were recognized on the bond portfolio of the Rabbi Trusts.

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
    

2011

    

2010

    

2011

    

2010

 
     Millions      Millions  

Proceeds from Sales

   $ 0       $ 158       $ 0       $ 158   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Realized Gains (Losses)

           

Gross Realized Gains

   $ 0       $ 31       $ 0       $ 31   

Gross Realized Losses

     0         0         0         0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Realized Gains (Losses)

   $ 0       $ 31       $ 0       $ 31   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The cost of these securities was determined on the basis of specific identification.

 

The estimated fair value of the Rabbi Trusts related to PSEG, Power and PSE&G are detailed as follows:

 

    

As of

September 30,

2011

    

As of

December 31,

2010

 
     Millions  

Power

   $ 33       $ 32   

PSE&G

     57         54   

Other

     80         74   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total PSEG Available-for-Sale Securities

   $ 170       $ 160   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
PSE&G [Member]
 
Available-For-Sale Securities

Note 6. Available-for-Sale Securities

Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Funds

Power maintains an external master nuclear decommissioning trust to fund its share of decommissioning for its five nuclear facilities upon termination of operation. The trust contains two separate funds: a qualified fund and a non-qualified fund. Section 468A of the Internal Revenue Code limits the amount of money that can be contributed into a qualified fund. The trust funds are managed by third party investment advisors who operate under investment guidelines developed by Power.

Power classifies investments in the NDT funds as available-for-sale. The following tables show the fair values and gross unrealized gains and losses for the securities held in the NDT funds:

 

    

As of September 30, 2011

 
    

Cost

    

Gross

Unrealized

Gains

    

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

   

Estimated

Fair

Value

 
     Millions  
Equity Securities    $ 537       $ 93       $ (55   $ 575   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
Debt Securities           

Government Obligations

     340         16         (1     355   

Other Debt Securities

     273         14         (3     284   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Debt Securities      613         30         (4     639   
Other Securities      66         0         0        66   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Available-for-Sale Securities    $ 1,216       $ 123       $ (59   $ 1,280   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

    

As of December 31, 2010

 
    

Cost

    

Gross

Unrealized

Gains

    

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

   

Estimated

Fair

Value

 
     Millions  

Equity Securities

   $ 525       $ 213       $ (3   $ 735   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Debt Securities

          

Government Obligations

     301         6         (4     303   

Other Debt Securities

     247         10         (2     255   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Debt Securities

     548         16         (6     558   

Other Securities

     70         0         0        70   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Available-for-Sale Securities

   $ 1,143       $ 229       $ (9   $ 1,363   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

These amounts do not include receivables and payables for NDT Fund transactions which have not settled at the end of each period. Such amounts are included in Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as shown in the following table.

 

     As of
September 30,
     As of
December 31,
 
    

2011

    

2010

 
     Millions  

Accounts Receivable

   $ 100       $ 35   

Accounts Payable

   $ 95       $ 60   

The following table shows the value of securities in the NDT funds that have been in an unrealized loss position for less than and greater than 12 months:

 

    As of September 30, 2011     As of December 31, 2010  
    Less Than 12
Months
    Greater Than 12
Months
    Less Than 12
Months
    Greater Than 12
Months
 
   

Fair

Value

   

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

   

Fair

Value

   

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

   

Fair

Value

   

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

   

Fair

Value

   

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

 
    Millions  

Equity Securities (A)

  $ 252      $ (55   $ 0      $ 0      $ 55      $ (3   $ 0      $ 0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Debt Securities

               

Government Obligations (B)

    72        (1     2        0        106        (4     1        0   

Other Debt Securities (C)

    65        (2     6        (1     65        (1     8        (1
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Debt Securities

    137        (3     8        (1     171        (5     9        (1
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Securities

    1        0        0        0        0        0        0        0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Available-for-Sale Securities

  $ 390      $ (58   $ 8      $ (1   $ 226      $ (8   $ 9      $ (1
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(A) Equity Securities—Investments in marketable equity securities within the NDT funds are primarily investments in common stocks within a broad range of industries and sectors. The unrealized losses are distributed over hundreds of companies with limited impairment durations. Power does not consider these securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of September 30, 2011.

 

(B) Debt Securities (Government)—Unrealized losses on Power's NDT investments in United States Treasury obligations and Federal Agency mortgage-backed securities were caused by interest rate changes. Since these investments are guaranteed by the United States government or an agency of the United States government, it is not expected that these securities will settle for less than their amortized cost basis, since Power does not intend to sell nor will it be more-likely-than-not required to sell. Power does not consider these securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of September 30, 2011.

 

(C) Debt Securities (Corporate)—Power's investments in corporate bonds are primarily in investment grade securities. It is not expected that these securities would settle for less than their amortized cost. Since Power does not intend to sell these securities nor will it be more-likely-than-not required to sell, Power does not consider these debt securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of September 30, 2011.

The proceeds from the sales of and the net realized gains on securities in the NDT Funds were:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
    

2011

   

2010

   

2011

   

2010

 
     Millions     Millions  

Proceeds from Sales

   $ 431      $ 302      $ 1,088      $ 728   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized Gains (Losses)

        

Gross Realized Gains

   $ 26      $ 26      $ 121      $ 86   

Gross Realized Losses

     (10     (8     (28     (31
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized Gains

   $ 16      $ 18      $ 93      $ 55   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gains disclosed in the above table were recognized in Other Income and Other Deductions in PSEG's and Power's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Net unrealized gains of $32 million (after-tax) were recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (OCI) on Power's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2011. The available-for-sale debt securities held as of September 30, 2011 had the following maturities:

 

Time Frame

  

Fair Value

 
     Millions  

Less than 1 Year

   $ 11   

1 - 5 Years

     141   

6 - 10 Years

     172   

11 - 15 Years

     43   

16 - 20 Years

     18   

Over 20 Years

     254   
  

 

 

 
   $ 639   
  

 

 

 

The cost of these securities was determined on the basis of specific identification.

Power periodically assesses individual securities whose fair value is less than amortized cost to determine whether the investments are considered to be other-than-temporarily impaired. For equity securities, management considers the ability and intent to hold for a reasonable time to permit recovery in addition to the severity and duration of the loss. For fixed income securities, management considers its intent to sell or requirement to sell a security prior to expected recovery. In those cases where a sale is expected, any impairment would be recorded through earnings. For fixed income securities where there is no intent to sell or likely requirement to sell, management evaluates whether credit loss is a component of the impairment. If so, that portion is recorded through earnings while the noncredit loss component is recorded through OCI. In 2011, other-than-temporary impairments of $10 million were recognized on securities in the NDT funds. Any subsequent recoveries in the value of these securities are recognized in OCI unless the securities are sold, in which case, any gain is recognized in income. The assessment of fair market value compared to cost is applied on a weighted average basis taking into account various purchase dates and initial cost detail of the securities.

Rabbi Trusts

PSEG maintains certain unfunded nonqualified benefit plans to provide supplemental retirement and deferred compensation benefits to certain key employees. Certain assets related to these plans have been set aside in grantor trusts commonly known as "Rabbi Trusts." In August 2010, PSEG revised the asset structure of the Rabbi Trust and realized gains of $31 million as the investments were transitioned to a new asset allocation and investment manager. The new structure resulted in lower investment management fees.

PSEG classifies investments in the Rabbi Trusts as available-for-sale. The following tables show the fair values, gross unrealized gains and losses and amortized cost basis for the securities held in the Rabbi Trusts.

 

     As of September 30, 2011  
    

Cost

    

Gross

Unrealized

Gains

    

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

    

Estimated

Fair

Value

 
     Millions  

Equity Securities

   $ 16       $ 2       $ 0       $ 18   

Debt Securities

     147         5         0         152   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total PSEG Available-for-Sale Securities

   $ 163       $ 7       $ 0       $ 170   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     As of December 31, 2010  
    

Cost

    

Gross

Unrealized

Gains

    

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

    

Estimated

Fair

Value

 
     Millions  

Equity Securities

   $ 16       $ 2       $ 0       $ 18   

Debt Securities

     142         0         0         142   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total PSEG Available-for-Sale Securities

   $ 158       $ 2       $ 0       $ 160   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Rabbi Trusts are invested in commingled indexed mutual funds, in which the shares have the characteristics of equity securities. Due to the commingled nature of these funds, PSEG does not have the ability to hold these securities until expected recovery. As a result, any declines in fair market value below cost are recorded as a charge to earnings. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, other-than-temporary impairments of $3 million were recognized on the bond portfolio of the Rabbi Trusts.

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
    

2011

    

2010

    

2011

    

2010

 
     Millions      Millions  

Proceeds from Sales

   $ 0       $ 158       $ 0       $ 158   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Realized Gains (Losses)

           

Gross Realized Gains

   $ 0       $ 31       $ 0       $ 31   

Gross Realized Losses

     0         0         0         0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Realized Gains (Losses)

   $ 0       $ 31       $ 0       $ 31   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The cost of these securities was determined on the basis of specific identification.

 

The estimated fair value of the Rabbi Trusts related to PSEG, Power and PSE&G are detailed as follows:

 

    

As of

September 30,

2011

    

As of

December 31,

2010

 
     Millions  

Power

   $ 33       $ 32   

PSE&G

     57         54   

Other

     80         74   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total PSEG Available-for-Sale Securities

   $ 170       $ 160