Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

The following Pepco Holdings information is for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Pension Benefits						Other Postretirement Benefits
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(millions of dollars)
Service cost	$	7		$	7		$	3		$	1
Interest cost		27			27			8			9
Expected return on plan assets		(32	)		(33	)		(4	)		(4	)
Amortization of prior service cost (benefit)		1			(1	)		(1	)		(1	)
Amortization of net actuarial loss		18			11			2			2
Termination benefits		—			—			1			1
Net periodic benefit cost	$	21		$	11		$	9		$	8

The following Pepco Holdings information is for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Pension Benefits						Other  Postretirement Benefits
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(millions of dollars)
Service cost	$	18		$	17		$	4		$	3
Interest cost		53			53			17			18
Expected return on plan assets		(66	)		(64	)		(9	)		(9	)
Amortization of prior service cost (benefit)		1			(1	)		(2	)		(2	)
Amortization of net actuarial loss		32			24			7			6
Termination benefits		—			—			1			1
Net periodic benefit cost	$	38		$	29		$	18		$	17