Other Income and Expense (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Schedule of other Income and other expense [Table Text Block]

Other income generally includes gains on asset sales and liability extinguishments, favorable judgments on contingencies, gains on contract terminations, allowance for funds used during construction and other income from miscellaneous transactions. 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,
		2017		2016		2017		2016
Other Income	Legal settlements ⁽¹⁾	$	—	$	—	$	60	$	—
	Allowance for funds used during construction (US Utilities)	7		8		20		22
	Gain on sale of assets	2		—		3		3
	Other	9		10		22		18
	Total other income	$	18	$	18	$	105	$	43

Other Expense	Loss on sale and disposal of assets	$	16	$	12	$	54	$	26
	Water rights write-off	15		—		18		7
	Allowance for other receivables ⁽²⁾	15		—		15		—
	Legal contingencies and settlements	1		1		2		5
	Other	—		—		6		4
	Total other expense	$	47	$	13	$	95	$	42

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⁽¹⁾	In December 2016, the Company and YPF entered into a settlement agreement in which all parties agreed to give up any and all legal action related to gas supply contracts that were terminated in 2008 and have been in dispute since 2009. In January 2017, the YPF board approved the agreement and paid the Company $60 million, thereby resolving all uncertainties around the dispute.


⁽²⁾	During the third quarter of 2017, we recognized a full allowance on a non-trade receivable in Andes due to collection uncertainties.