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Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Current Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,315,000,000 $ 447,000,000
Restricted cash and cash equivalents 8,000,000 68,000,000
Receivables --    
Customer accounts receivable 1,074,000,000 1,140,000,000
Unbilled revenues 376,000,000 420,000,000
Under recovered regulatory clause revenues 143,000,000 209,000,000
Other accounts and notes receivable 282,000,000 285,000,000
Accumulated provision for uncollectible accounts (26,000,000) (25,000,000)
Fossil fuel stock, at average cost 1,367,000,000 1,308,000,000
Materials and supplies, at average cost 903,000,000 827,000,000
Vacation pay 160,000,000 151,000,000
Prepaid expenses 385,000,000 784,000,000
Other regulatory assets, current 239,000,000 210,000,000
Other current assets 46,000,000 59,000,000
Total current assets 6,272,000,000 5,883,000,000
Property, Plant, and Equipment:    
In service 59,744,000,000 56,731,000,000
Less accumulated depreciation 21,154,000,000 20,174,000,000
Plant in service, net of depreciation 38,590,000,000 36,557,000,000
Other utility plant, net 55,000,000 0
Nuclear fuel, at amortized cost 774,000,000 670,000,000
Construction work in progress 5,591,000,000 4,775,000,000
Total property, plant, and equipment 45,010,000,000 42,002,000,000
Other Property and Investments:    
Nuclear decommissioning trusts, at fair value 1,207,000,000 1,370,000,000
Leveraged leases 649,000,000 624,000,000
Miscellaneous property and investments 262,000,000 277,000,000
Total other property and investments 2,118,000,000 2,271,000,000
Deferred Charges and Other Assets:    
Deferred charges related to income taxes 1,365,000,000 1,280,000,000
Prepaid pension costs 0 88,000,000
Unamortized debt issuance expense 156,000,000 178,000,000
Unamortized loss on reacquired debt 285,000,000 274,000,000
Deferred under recovered regulatory clause revenues 48,000,000 218,000,000
Other regulatory assets, deferred 3,532,000,000 2,402,000,000
Other deferred charges and assets 481,000,000 436,000,000
Total deferred charges and other assets 5,867,000,000 4,876,000,000
Total Assets 59,267,000,000 55,032,000,000
Current Liabilities:    
Securities due within one year 1,717,000,000 1,301,000,000
Notes payable 859,000,000 1,297,000,000
Accounts payable 1,553,000,000 1,275,000,000
Customer deposits 347,000,000 332,000,000
Accrued taxes --    
Accrued income taxes 13,000,000 8,000,000
Balance of unrecognized tax benefits 22,000,000 187,000,000
Other accrued taxes 425,000,000 440,000,000
Accrued interest 226,000,000 225,000,000
Accrued vacation pay 205,000,000 194,000,000
Accrued compensation 450,000,000 438,000,000
Liabilities from risk management activities 209,000,000 152,000,000
Other regulatory liabilities, current 125,000,000 88,000,000
Other current liabilities 426,000,000 535,000,000
Total current liabilities 6,577,000,000 6,472,000,000
Senior notes -    
Unamortized debt premium 78,000,000 1,000,000
Unamortized debt discount (32,000,000) (28,000,000)
Long-term Debt 18,647,000,000 18,154,000,000
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:    
Accumulated deferred income taxes 8,809,000,000 7,554,000,000
Deferred credits related to income taxes 224,000,000 235,000,000
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits 611,000,000 509,000,000
Employee benefit obligations 2,442,000,000 1,580,000,000
Asset retirement obligations 1,321,000,000 1,257,000,000
Other cost of removal obligations 1,165,000,000 1,158,000,000
Other regulatory liabilities, deferred 297,000,000 312,000,000
Other deferred credits and liabilities 514,000,000 517,000,000
Total deferred credits and other liabilities 15,383,000,000 13,122,000,000
Total Liabilities 40,607,000,000 37,748,000,000
Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (See accompanying statements) 375,000,000 375,000,000
Common Stockholders' Equity:    
Common stock 4,328,000,000 4,219,000,000
Paid-in capital 4,410,000,000 3,702,000,000
Treasury, at cost (17,000,000) (15,000,000)
Retained earnings 8,968,000,000 8,366,000,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (111,000,000) (70,000,000)
Total Common Stockholders' Equity 17,578,000,000 16,202,000,000
Preferred and Preference Stock of Subsidiaries 707,000,000 707,000,000
Total Stockholders' Equity 18,285,000,000 16,909,000,000
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 59,267,000,000 55,032,000,000
Commitments and Contingent Matters (See notes)      
Alabama Power [Member]
   
Current Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents 344,000,000 154,000,000
Restricted cash and cash equivalents 1,000,000 18,000,000
Receivables --    
Customer accounts receivable 332,000,000 362,000,000
Unbilled revenues 126,000,000 153,000,000
Under recovered regulatory clause revenues 0 5,000,000
Other accounts and notes receivable 35,000,000 35,000,000
Affiliated companies 79,000,000 57,000,000
Accumulated provision for uncollectible accounts (10,000,000) (10,000,000)
Fossil fuel stock, at average cost 344,000,000 391,000,000
Materials and supplies, at average cost 375,000,000 346,000,000
Vacation pay 59,000,000 55,000,000
Prepaid expenses 74,000,000 208,000,000
Other regulatory assets, current 44,000,000 38,000,000
Other current assets 11,000,000 10,000,000
Total current assets 1,814,000,000 1,822,000,000
Property, Plant, and Equipment:    
In service 20,809,000,000 19,966,000,000
Less accumulated depreciation 7,344,000,000 6,931,000,000
Plant in service, net of depreciation 13,465,000,000 13,035,000,000
Nuclear fuel, at amortized cost 330,000,000 283,000,000
Construction work in progress 374,000,000 547,000,000
Total property, plant, and equipment 14,169,000,000 13,865,000,000
Other Property and Investments:    
Equity investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries 62,000,000 64,000,000
Nuclear decommissioning trusts, at fair value 540,000,000 552,000,000
Miscellaneous property and investments 73,000,000 71,000,000
Total other property and investments 675,000,000 687,000,000
Deferred Charges and Other Assets:    
Deferred charges related to income taxes 532,000,000 488,000,000
Prepaid pension costs 59,000,000 257,000,000
Deferred under recovered regulatory clause revenues 48,000,000 4,000,000
Other regulatory assets, deferred 994,000,000 675,000,000
Other deferred charges and assets 186,000,000 196,000,000
Total deferred charges and other assets 1,819,000,000 1,620,000,000
Total Assets 18,477,000,000 17,994,000,000
Current Liabilities:    
Securities due within one year 500,000,000 200,000,000
Affiliated 203,000,000 210,000,000
Accounts payable 322,000,000 273,000,000
Customer deposits 85,000,000 86,000,000
Accrued taxes --    
Accrued income taxes 32,000,000 2,000,000
Other accrued taxes 34,000,000 32,000,000
Accrued interest 63,000,000 63,000,000
Accrued vacation pay 48,000,000 45,000,000
Accrued compensation 95,000,000 99,000,000
Liabilities from risk management activities 54,000,000 31,000,000
Other regulatory liabilities, current 18,000,000 0
Over recovered regulatory clause revenues 0 22,000,000
Other current liabilities 38,000,000 41,000,000
Total current liabilities 1,492,000,000 1,104,000,000
Senior notes -    
Long-term Debt 5,632,000,000 5,987,000,000
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:    
Accumulated deferred income taxes 3,257,000,000 2,747,000,000
Deferred credits related to income taxes 83,000,000 85,000,000
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits 149,000,000 157,000,000
Employee benefit obligations 343,000,000 311,000,000
Asset retirement obligations 553,000,000 520,000,000
Other cost of removal obligations 703,000,000 701,000,000
Other regulatory liabilities, deferred 156,000,000 217,000,000
Other deferred credits and liabilities 82,000,000 87,000,000
Total deferred credits and other liabilities 5,326,000,000 4,825,000,000
Total Liabilities 12,450,000,000 11,916,000,000
Redeemable Preferred Stock 342,000,000 342,000,000
Preference Stock 343,000,000 343,000,000
Common Stockholders' Equity:    
Common stock 1,222,000,000 1,222,000,000
Paid-in capital 2,182,000,000 2,156,000,000
Retained earnings 1,956,000,000 2,022,000,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (18,000,000) (7,000,000)
Total Common Stockholders' Equity 5,342,000,000 5,393,000,000
Total Stockholders' Equity 5,342,000,000 5,393,000,000
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 18,477,000,000 17,994,000,000
Commitments and Contingent Matters (See notes)      
Georgia Power [Member]
   
Current Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents 13,000,000 8,000,000
Receivables --    
Customer accounts receivable 571,000,000 580,000,000
Unbilled revenues 172,000,000 172,000,000
Under recovered regulatory clause revenues 137,000,000 184,000,000
Joint owner accounts receivable 87,000,000 60,000,000
Other accounts and notes receivable 61,000,000 67,000,000
Affiliated companies 26,000,000 21,000,000
Accumulated provision for uncollectible accounts (13,000,000) (11,000,000)
Fossil fuel stock, at average cost 723,000,000 624,000,000
Materials and supplies, at average cost 406,000,000 371,000,000
Vacation pay 82,000,000 78,000,000
Prepaid income taxes 71,000,000 99,000,000
Other regulatory assets, current 108,000,000 105,000,000
Other current assets 106,000,000 80,000,000
Total current assets 2,550,000,000 2,438,000,000
Property, Plant, and Equipment:    
In service 27,804,000,000 26,397,000,000
Less accumulated depreciation 10,296,000,000 9,966,000,000
Plant in service, net of depreciation 17,508,000,000 16,431,000,000
Other utility plant, net 55,000,000 0
Nuclear fuel, at amortized cost 443,000,000 386,000,000
Construction work in progress 3,274,000,000 3,287,000,000
Total property, plant, and equipment 21,280,000,000 20,104,000,000
Other Property and Investments:    
Equity investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries 63,000,000 70,000,000
Nuclear decommissioning trusts, at fair value 667,000,000 818,000,000
Miscellaneous property and investments 44,000,000 42,000,000
Total other property and investments 774,000,000 930,000,000
Deferred Charges and Other Assets:    
Deferred charges related to income taxes 756,000,000 723,000,000
Prepaid pension costs 0 91,000,000
Deferred under recovered regulatory clause revenues 0 214,000,000
Other regulatory assets, deferred 1,604,000,000 1,207,000,000
Other deferred charges and assets 187,000,000 207,000,000
Total deferred charges and other assets 2,547,000,000 2,442,000,000
Total Assets 27,151,000,000 25,914,000,000
Current Liabilities:    
Securities due within one year 455,000,000 415,000,000
Notes payable 515,000,000 576,000,000
Affiliated 337,000,000 243,000,000
Accounts payable 686,000,000 574,000,000
Customer deposits 213,000,000 198,000,000
Accrued taxes --    
Accrued income taxes 36,000,000 1,000,000
Balance of unrecognized tax benefits 14,000,000 187,000,000
Other accrued taxes 304,000,000 328,000,000
Accrued interest 92,000,000 94,000,000
Accrued vacation pay 60,000,000 58,000,000
Accrued compensation 125,000,000 109,000,000
Liabilities from risk management activities 68,000,000 77,000,000
Other regulatory liabilities, current 65,000,000 31,000,000
Nuclear decommissioning trust securities lending collateral 32,000,000 144,000,000
Other current liabilities 139,000,000 134,000,000
Total current liabilities 3,141,000,000 3,169,000,000
Senior notes -    
Long-term Debt 8,018,000,000 7,931,000,000
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:    
Accumulated deferred income taxes 4,388,000,000 3,718,000,000
Deferred credits related to income taxes 122,000,000 129,000,000
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits 220,000,000 229,000,000
Employee benefit obligations 905,000,000 684,000,000
Asset retirement obligations 734,000,000 705,000,000
Other cost of removal obligations 110,000,000 131,000,000
Other deferred credits and liabilities 224,000,000 211,000,000
Total deferred credits and other liabilities 6,703,000,000 5,807,000,000
Total Liabilities 17,862,000,000 16,907,000,000
Redeemable Preferred Stock 45,000,000 45,000,000
Preference Stock 221,000,000 221,000,000
Common Stockholders' Equity:    
Common stock 398,000,000 398,000,000
Paid-in capital 5,522,000,000 5,291,000,000
Retained earnings 3,112,000,000 3,063,000,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (9,000,000) (11,000,000)
Total Common Stockholders' Equity 9,023,000,000 8,741,000,000
Total Stockholders' Equity 9,023,000,000 8,741,000,000
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 27,151,000,000 25,914,000,000
Commitments and Contingent Matters (See notes)      
Gulf Power [Member]
   
Current Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents 17,328,000 16,434,000
Receivables --    
Customer accounts receivable 72,754,000 74,377,000
Unbilled revenues 49,921,000 64,697,000
Under recovered regulatory clause revenues 5,530,000 19,690,000
Other accounts and notes receivable 13,350,000 9,867,000
Affiliated companies 14,844,000 7,859,000
Accumulated provision for uncollectible accounts (1,962,000) (2,014,000)
Fossil fuel stock, at average cost 147,567,000 167,155,000
Materials and supplies, at average cost 49,781,000 44,729,000
Prepaid expenses 28,327,000 58,412,000
Other regulatory assets, current 35,849,000 20,278,000
Other current assets 2,051,000 3,585,000
Total current assets 435,340,000 485,069,000
Property, Plant, and Equipment:    
In service 3,846,446,000 3,634,255,000
Less accumulated depreciation 1,124,291,000 1,069,006,000
Plant in service, net of depreciation 2,722,155,000 2,565,249,000
Construction work in progress 287,173,000 209,808,000
Total property, plant, and equipment 3,009,328,000 2,775,057,000
Other Property and Investments:    
Total other property and investments 16,394,000 16,352,000
Deferred Charges and Other Assets:    
Deferred charges related to income taxes 48,210,000 46,357,000
Prepaid pension costs 0 7,291,000
Other regulatory assets, deferred 323,116,000 219,877,000
Other deferred charges and assets 39,493,000 34,936,000
Total deferred charges and other assets 410,819,000 308,461,000
Total Assets 3,871,881,000 3,584,939,000
Current Liabilities:    
Securities due within one year 0 110,000,000
Notes payable 114,507,000 93,183,000
Affiliated 54,874,000 46,342,000
Accounts payable 63,265,000 68,840,000
Customer deposits 35,779,000 35,600,000
Accrued taxes --    
Accrued income taxes 1,362,000 3,835,000
Other accrued taxes 12,114,000 7,944,000
Accrued interest 14,018,000 13,393,000
Accrued compensation 14,485,000 14,459,000
Liabilities from risk management activities 22,786,000 9,415,000
Other regulatory liabilities, current 35,639,000 27,060,000
Other current liabilities 22,916,000 19,766,000
Total current liabilities 391,745,000 449,837,000
Senior notes -    
Long-term Debt 1,235,447,000 1,114,398,000
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:    
Accumulated deferred income taxes 458,978,000 382,876,000
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits 6,760,000 8,109,000
Employee benefit obligations 109,740,000 76,654,000
Other cost of removal obligations 214,598,000 204,408,000
Other regulatory liabilities, deferred 44,843,000 42,915,000
Other deferred credits and liabilities 186,824,000 132,708,000
Total deferred credits and other liabilities 1,021,743,000 847,670,000
Total Liabilities 2,648,935,000 2,411,905,000
Preference Stock 97,998,000 97,998,000
Common Stockholders' Equity:    
Common stock 353,060,000 303,060,000
Paid-in capital 542,709,000 538,375,000
Retained earnings 231,333,000 236,328,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (2,154,000) (2,727,000)
Total Common Stockholders' Equity 1,124,948,000 1,075,036,000
Total Stockholders' Equity 1,124,948,000 1,075,036,000
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 3,871,881,000 3,584,939,000
Commitments and Contingent Matters (See notes)      
Mississippi Power [Member]
   
Current Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents 211,585,000 160,779,000
Restricted cash and cash equivalents 0 50,000,000
Receivables --    
Customer accounts receivable 32,551,000 37,532,000
Unbilled revenues 27,239,000 31,010,000
Other accounts and notes receivable 7,080,000 11,220,000
Affiliated companies 23,078,000 17,837,000
Accumulated provision for uncollectible accounts (547,000) (638,000)
Fossil fuel stock, at average cost 140,173,000 112,240,000
Materials and supplies, at average cost 30,787,000 28,671,000
Prepaid income taxes 37,793,000 59,596,000
Other regulatory assets, current 69,201,000 63,896,000
Other current assets 8,881,000 19,057,000
Total current assets 587,821,000 591,200,000
Property, Plant, and Equipment:    
In service 2,902,240,000 2,392,477,000
Less accumulated depreciation 1,019,251,000 971,559,000
Plant in service, net of depreciation 1,882,989,000 1,420,918,000
Construction work in progress 955,135,000 274,585,000
Total property, plant, and equipment 2,838,124,000 1,695,503,000
Other Property and Investments:    
Total other property and investments 6,520,000 5,900,000
Deferred Charges and Other Assets:    
Deferred charges related to income taxes 25,009,000 18,065,000
Other regulatory assets, deferred 185,694,000 132,420,000
Other deferred charges and assets 28,674,000 33,233,000
Total deferred charges and other assets 239,377,000 183,718,000
Total Assets 3,671,842,000 2,476,321,000
Current Liabilities:    
Securities due within one year 240,633,000 256,437,000
Affiliated 62,650,000 51,887,000
Accounts payable 168,309,000 59,295,000
Customer deposits 13,658,000 12,543,000
Accrued taxes --    
Accrued income taxes 3,813,000 4,356,000
Other accrued taxes 53,825,000 51,709,000
Accrued interest 12,750,000 5,933,000
Accrued compensation 15,889,000 16,076,000
Liabilities from risk management activities 54,127,000 27,525,000
Other regulatory liabilities, current 5,779,000 6,177,000
Over recovered regulatory clause liabilities 60,502,000 77,046,000
Other current liabilities 17,533,000 20,115,000
Total current liabilities 709,468,000 589,099,000
Senior notes -    
Unamortized debt premium 74,551,000 0
Unamortized debt discount (3,650,000) (1,296,000)
Long-term Debt 1,103,596,000 462,032,000
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:    
Accumulated deferred income taxes 270,397,000 281,967,000
Deferred credits related to income taxes 11,058,000 11,792,000
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits 109,761,000 33,678,000
Employee benefit obligations 161,065,000 113,964,000
Other cost of removal obligations 126,424,000 111,614,000
Other regulatory liabilities, deferred 60,848,000 58,814,000
Other deferred credits and liabilities 37,228,000 43,213,000
Total deferred credits and other liabilities 776,781,000 655,042,000
Total Liabilities 2,589,845,000 1,706,173,000
Redeemable Preferred Stock 32,780,000 32,780,000
Common Stockholders' Equity:    
Common stock 37,691,000 37,691,000
Paid-in capital 694,855,000 392,790,000
Retained earnings 325,568,000 306,885,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (8,897,000) 2,000
Total Common Stockholders' Equity 1,049,217,000 737,368,000
Total Stockholders' Equity 1,049,217,000 737,368,000
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 3,671,842,000 2,476,321,000
Commitments and Contingent Matters (See notes)      
Southern Power [Member]
   
Current Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents 16,943,000 14,204,000
Receivables --    
Customer accounts receivable 59,360,000 77,033,000
Other accounts and notes receivable 2,122,000 1,979,000
Affiliated companies 36,508,000 19,673,000
Fossil fuel stock, at average cost 13,038,000 13,663,000
Materials and supplies, at average cost 37,603,000 33,934,000
Prepaid service agreements - current 28,621,000 41,627,000
Prepaid income taxes 5,192,000 53,860,000
Prepaid expenses 4,645,000 4,161,000
Assets from risk management activities 177,000 2,160,000
Other current assets 0 19,000
Total current assets 204,209,000 262,313,000
Property, Plant, and Equipment:    
In service 3,167,840,000 3,143,919,000
Less accumulated depreciation 652,087,000 536,107,000
Plant in service, net of depreciation 2,515,753,000 2,607,812,000
Construction work in progress 666,280,000 427,788,000
Total property, plant, and equipment 3,182,033,000 3,035,600,000
Other Property and Investments:    
Goodwill 1,839,000 1,839,000
Other intangible assets, net of amortization of $1476 and $693 at December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively 47,644,000 48,426,000
Total other property and investments 49,483,000 50,265,000
Deferred Charges and Other Assets:    
Prepaid long-term service agreements 115,838,000 69,740,000
Other deferred charges and assets -- affiliated 3,029,000 3,275,000
Other deferred charges and assets 26,385,000 16,541,000
Total deferred charges and other assets 145,252,000 89,556,000
Total Assets 3,580,977,000 3,437,734,000
Current Liabilities:    
Securities due within one year 555,000 0
Notes payable -- affiliated 0 65,883,000
Notes payable 179,520,000 203,904,000
Affiliated 63,609,000 69,783,000
Accounts payable 44,321,000 45,985,000
Accrued taxes --    
Accrued income taxes 2,548,000 812,000
Other accrued taxes 2,158,000 2,775,000
Accrued interest 21,874,000 29,977,000
Liabilities from risk management activities 9,651,000 5,773,000
Other current liabilities 7,401,000 3,923,000
Total current liabilities 331,637,000 428,815,000
Senior notes -    
Other long-term notes (3.25% due 2030) 513,000 4,759,000
Unamortized debt premium 2,645,000 0
Unamortized debt discount (400,000) (2,140,000)
Long-term Debt 1,302,758,000 1,302,619,000
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:    
Accumulated deferred income taxes 319,790,000 307,989,000
Deferred convertible investment tax credits 125,065,000 80,401,000
Deferred capacity revenues -- affiliated 20,637,000 30,533,000
Other deferred credits and liabilities -- affiliated 3,618,000 4,635,000
Other deferred credits and liabilities 4,965,000 16,203,000
Total deferred credits and other liabilities 474,075,000 439,761,000
Total Liabilities 2,108,470,000 2,171,195,000
Redeemable Put option 3,825,000 3,319,000
Common Stockholders' Equity:    
Common stock 0 0
Paid-in capital 1,028,210,000 900,969,000
Retained earnings 447,301,000 376,270,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (6,829,000) (14,019,000)
Total Common Stockholders' Equity 1,468,682,000 1,263,220,000
Total Stockholders' Equity 1,468,682,000 1,263,220,000
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 3,580,977,000 3,437,734,000
Commitments and Contingent Matters (See notes)      
Southern Power [Member] | 6.25% due 2012
   
Senior notes -    
Senior notes 0 575,000,000
Southern Power [Member] | 4.875% due 2015
   
Senior notes -    
Senior notes 525,000,000 525,000,000
Southern Power [Member] | 6.375% due 2036
   
Senior notes -    
Senior notes 200,000,000 200,000,000
Southern Power [Member] | 5.15% due 2041
   
Senior notes -    
Senior notes $ 575,000,000 $ 0