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Recently Issued Accounting Standards, Not Yet Adopted
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Recently Issued Accounting Standards, Not Yet Adopted

(4) RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, NOT YET ADOPTED

Balance Sheet (ASC 210)

In December 2011, the FASB issued new disclosure requirements for financial assets and liabilities, such as derivatives, that are subject to contractual netting arrangements. The new disclosures will include information about the gross exposures of the instruments and the net exposure of the instruments under contractual netting arrangements, how the exposures are presented in the financial statements, and the terms and conditions of the contractual netting arrangements. The new disclosures are effective beginning with PHI’s March 31, 2013 consolidated financial statements. PHI is evaluating the impact of this new guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

Potomac Electric Power Co [Member]
 
Recently Issued Accounting Standards, Not Yet Adopted

(4) RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, NOT YET ADOPTED

None.

Delmarva Power & Light Co/De [Member]
 
Recently Issued Accounting Standards, Not Yet Adopted

(4) RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, NOT YET ADOPTED

Balance Sheet (ASC 210)

In December 2011, the FASB issued new disclosure requirements for financial assets and liabilities, such as derivatives, that are subject to contractual netting arrangements. The new disclosures will include information about the gross exposures of the instruments and the net exposure of the instruments under contractual netting arrangements, how the exposures are presented in the financial statements, and the terms and conditions of the contractual netting arrangements. The new disclosures are effective beginning with DPL’s March 31, 2013 financial statements. DPL is evaluating the impact of this new guidance on its financial statements.

Atlantic City Electric Co [Member]
 
Recently Issued Accounting Standards, Not Yet Adopted

(4) RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, NOT YET ADOPTED

Balance Sheet (ASC 210)

In December 2011, the FASB issued new disclosure requirements for financial assets and liabilities, such as derivatives, that are subject to contractual netting arrangements. The new disclosures will include information about the gross exposures of the instruments and the net exposure of the instruments under contractual netting arrangements, how the exposures are presented in the financial statements, and the terms and conditions of the contractual netting arrangements. The new disclosures are effective beginning with ACE’s March 31, 2013 consolidated financial statements. ACE is evaluating the impact of this new guidance on its consolidated financial statements.