Defined Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule Of Net Periodic Defined Benefit Costs (Credits)

Following are the net periodic defined benefit costs (credits) of the plans sponsored by the registrantsfor the periods ended September 30:

			Pension Benefits
			Three Months								Nine Months
			U.S.				U.K.				U.S.				U.K.
			2011		2010		2011		2010		2011		2010		2011		2010
PPL
Service cost			$	24	$	15	$	14	$	4	$	71	$	45	$	31	$	13
Interest cost				54		37		88		38		163		111		200		113
Expected return on plan assets				(61)		(43)		(103)		(51)		(184)		(131)		(243)		(150)
Amortization of:
		Prior service cost		6		5		1		1		18		15		3		3
		Actuarial (gain) loss		7				15		12		21		2		44		36
Net periodic defined benefit
	costs (credits) prior to
	termination benefits			30		14		15		4		89		42		35		15
Termination benefits (a)								45								47
Net periodic defined benefit
	costs (credits)		$	30	$	14	$	60	$	4	$	89	$	42	$	82	$	15
PPL Energy Supply
Service cost			$	1	$	1			$	4	$	3	$	3			$	13
Interest cost				1		2				38		5		5				113
Expected return on plan assets				(2)		(1)				(51)		(6)		(4)				(150)
Amortization of:
		Prior service cost								1								3
		Actuarial (gain) loss		1						12		2		1				36
Net periodic defined benefit
	costs (credits)		$	1	$	2			$	4	$	4	$	5			$	15

(a)       WPD Midlands recorded early retirement deficiency costs payable under applicable pension plans related to employees leaving the WPD Midlands companies. See Note 8 for additional information.

		Other Postretirement Benefits
		Three Months				Nine Months
		2011		2010		2011		2010
PPL
Service cost		$	3	$	2	$	9	$	6
Interest cost			9		6		25		20
Expected return on plan assets			(6)		(5)		(17)		(15)
Amortization of:
	Transition obligation				1		1		5
	Prior service cost								4
	Actuarial cost		1		2		4		4
Net periodic defined benefit costs (credits)		$	7	$	6	$	22	$	24