Financing (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Credit arrangements by company

The following table outlines the credit arrangements by company as of September 30, 2012, including expiration dates:

	Expires										Executable Term Loans				Due Within  One Year(a)
Company	2012		2013		2014 and Beyond(b)		Total		Unused		One Year		Two Years		Term Out		No Term Out
	(in millions)						(in millions)				(in millions)				(in millions)
Southern Company	$	—	$	—	$	1,000	$	1,000	$	1,000	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Alabama Power	—		157		1,150		1,307		1,307		55		—		55		102
Georgia Power	—		—		1,750		1,750		1,740		—		—		—		—
Gulf Power	20		60		195		275		275		45		—		45		35
Mississippi Power	16		120		165		301		301		25		41		66		70
Southern Power	—		—		500		500		500		—		—		—		—
Other	—		50		—		50		50		25		—		25		25
Total	$	36	$	387	$	4,760	$	5,183	$	5,173	$	150	$	41	$	191	$	232

(a) Reflects facilities expiring on or before September 30, 2013.

(b) All remaining Gulf Power and Mississippi Power credit agreements in this column expire in 2014.