Other Income and Expense

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSE

OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSE

Other income generally includes gains on insurance recoveries in excess of property damage, gains on asset sales and liability extinguishments, favorable judgments on contingencies, 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, defined benefit plan non-service costs, and losses from other miscellaneous transactions. The components are summarized as follows (in millions):

	Year Ended December 31,	2020		2019		2018
Other Income	Gain on sale of assets (1)	$	46	$	—	$	—
	Gain on insurance proceeds (2)	—		118		—
	Gain on remeasurement of contingent consideration (3)	—		—		32
	AFUDC (US Utilities)	5		3		8
	Other	24		24		32
	Total other income	$	75	$	145	$	72
Other Expense	Loss on sale of receivables (4)	$	20	$	—	$	—
	Legal contingencies and settlements	15		2		2
	Loss on sale and disposal of assets (5)	7		22		30
	Non-service pension and other postretirement costs	2		17		10
	Loss on commencement of sales-type leases (6)	—		36		—
	Allowance for other receivables	—		—		7
	Other	9		3		9
	Total other expense	$	53	$	80	$	58

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(1)Primarily associated with the gain on sale of Redondo Beach land at Southland. See Note 25—Held-for-Sale and Dispositions for further information.

(2)Associated with recoveries for property damage at the Andres facility in the Dominican Republic from a lightning incident in September 2018 and the upgrade of the tunnel lining at Changuinola.

(3)Related to the amendment of the Oahu purchase agreement. See Note 26—Acquisitions for further information.

(4)Associated with a loss on sale of Stabilization Fund receivables at Gener. See Note 7—Financing Receivables for further information.

(5)Associated with a loss due to the upgrade of the tunnel lining at Changuinola in 2019 and a loss due to damage from a lightning incident at the Andres facility in the Dominican Republic in September 2018.

(6)Related to losses recognized at commencement of sales-type leases at Distributed Energy. See Note 14—Leases for further information.