Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Abstract]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

(16) ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

The components of Pepco Holdings' AOCL relating to continuing operations are as follows. For additional information, see the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

	Commodity Derivatives			Treasury Lock			Prior Service Costs			Total
	(millions of dollars)
Balance, December 31, 2011	$	(29	)	$	(10	)	$	(24	)	$	(63	)
Current year change		8			—			—			8
Balance, March 31, 2012	$	(21	)	$	(10	)	$	(24	)	$	(55	)

The income tax expense for each component of Pepco Holdings' other comprehensive income is as follows:

	Commodity Derivatives  (a)		Treasury Lock (b)		Prior Service Costs (b)		Total
	(millions of dollars)
For the three months ended March 31, 2012	$	5	$	—	$	1	$	6
For the three months ended March 31, 2011	$	11	$	—	$	—	$	11

(a) Includes tax expense for losses reclassified to income during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, of $5 million and $11 million, respectively.

(b) No material income tax effect of losses reclassified to income in the current period.