Other Income and Expense

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other Income and Other Expense Disclosure [Text Block]

OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSE

Other Income — Other income generally includes gains on asset sales and liability extinguishments, favorable judgments on contingencies, and other income from miscellaneous transactions. The components are summarized as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Gain on sale of assets	$	1	$	3	$	12	$	13
Allowance for Funds Used During Construction (US Utilities)	5		4		12		6
Contingency reversal (Kazakhstan)	—		—		—		18
Other	7		5		19		19
Total other income	$	13	$	12	$	43	$	56

Other Expense — Other expense generally includes losses on asset sales and dispositions, losses on legal contingencies and losses from other miscellaneous transactions. The components are summarized as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Loss on sale and disposal of assets	$	16	$	12	$	39	$	31
Legal settlement	—		—		8		—
Other	2		—		5		6
Total other expense	$	18	$	12	$	52	$	37