$TVE
Tennessee Valley Authority Stock $tve

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2013 Q3 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000137698613000056 Filed on November 18, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2013 Q3	2013	2012 Q3
Revenue	$3.034B	$10.96B
YoY Change		-2.35%
Cost Of Revenue
YoY Change
Gross Profit
YoY Change
Gross Profit Margin
Selling, General & Admin
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization		$1.400B
YoY Change		-17.65%
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses	$2.276B	$9.503B
YoY Change		-4.2%
Operating Profit	$758.0M	$1.453B
YoY Change		11.77%
Interest Expense		$1.226B
YoY Change		-3.69%
% of Operating Profit		84.38%
Other Income/Expense, Net		$18.00M
YoY Change		157.14%
Pretax Income
YoY Change
Income Tax
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings	$474.0M	$271.0M
YoY Change		351.67%
Net Earnings / Revenue	15.62%	2.47%
Basic Earnings Per Share
Diluted Earnings Per Share
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	0.000 shares		0.000 shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding

Balance Sheet

Concept	2013 Q3	2012 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$1.602B	$868.0M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$52.00M	$90.00M
YoY Change	-42.22%	-58.14%
Inventory	$1.091B	$1.097B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$1.567B	$1.666B
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$4.906B	$4.506B
YoY Change	8.88%	11.45%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$29.92B	$29.73B
YoY Change	0.66%	1.44%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$1.000M	$2.000M
YoY Change	-50.0%
Other Assets	$445.0M	$509.0M
YoY Change	-12.57%	36.83%
Total Long-Term Assets	$41.20B	$42.83B
YoY Change	-3.8%	1.13%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$4.906B	$4.506B
Total Long-Term Assets	$41.20B	$42.83B
Total Assets	$46.11B	$47.33B
YoY Change	-2.59%	2.03%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$2.432B	$1.507B
YoY Change	61.38%	212.66%
Long-Term Debt Due	$32.00M	$2.308B
YoY Change	-98.61%	50.16%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$4.982B	$6.988B
YoY Change	-28.71%	42.35%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$23.63B	$21.25B
YoY Change	11.18%	-5.18%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$1.861B	$2.680B
YoY Change	-30.56%	11.43%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$11.85B	$13.77B
YoY Change	-13.94%	-0.53%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$4.982B	$6.988B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$11.85B	$13.77B
Total Liabilities	$40.46B	$42.01B
YoY Change	-3.69%	2.05%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings
YoY Change
Common Stock
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity
YoY Change

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2013 Q3	2013
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$474.0M	$271.0M
YoY Change		351.67%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization		$1.400B
YoY Change		-17.65%
Cash From Operating Activities		$2.597B
YoY Change		0.89%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures		$2.051B
YoY Change		-3.21%
Acquisitions		$0.00
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities		$2.000M
YoY Change		-128.57%
Cash From Investing Activities		-$2.385B
YoY Change		-5.09%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net		$2.358B
YoY Change		-13.21%
Cash From Financing Activities		$522.0M
YoY Change		74.0%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities		$2.597B
Cash From Investing Activities		-$2.385B
Cash From Financing Activities		$522.0M
Net Change In Cash		$734.0M
YoY Change		103.32%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities		$2.597B
Capital Expenditures		$2.051B
Free Cash Flow		$546.0M
YoY Change		20.0%

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CY2013	us-gaap	Fiscal Period FiscalPeriod	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:24px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;">Fiscal Year</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">TVA's fiscal year ends September 30.  Years (</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">2013</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">, </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">2012</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">, etc.) refer to TVA's fiscal years unless they are preceded by “CY,” in which case the references are to calendar years.</font></div></div>
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CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Contract Asset Fair Value Disclosure ForeignCurrencyContractAssetFairValueDisclosure	61000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Contracts Liability Fair Value Disclosure ForeignCurrencyContractsLiabilityFairValueDisclosure	54000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Contracts Liability Fair Value Disclosure ForeignCurrencyContractsLiabilityFairValueDisclosure	15000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Derivative Assets At Fair Value ForeignCurrencyDerivativeAssetsAtFairValue	21000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Derivative Assets At Fair Value ForeignCurrencyDerivativeAssetsAtFairValue	28000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Derivative Liabilities At Fair Value ForeignCurrencyDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue	15000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Derivative Liabilities At Fair Value ForeignCurrencyDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue	54000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Before Tax ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax	41000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Before Tax ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax	43000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Investments GainLossOnInvestments	5000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Investments GainLossOnInvestments	4000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Investments GainLossOnInvestments	1000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Hedging Liabilities Noncurrent HedgingLiabilitiesNoncurrent	36000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Hedging Liabilities Noncurrent HedgingLiabilitiesNoncurrent	59000000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	131000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	-98000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	125000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense Nonoperating Net InterestIncomeExpenseNonoperatingNet	23000000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	60000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	-296000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	62000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	-114000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	-89000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Fuel Costs IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredFuelCosts	-97000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Fuel Costs IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredFuelCosts	61000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Fuel Costs IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredFuelCosts	-69000000	USD
CY2004	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Revenue IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue	1500000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Interest Payable Net IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet	-26000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Interest Payable Net IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet	1000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Interest Payable Net IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet	-4000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	71000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	123000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Postemployment Obligations IncreaseDecreaseInPostemploymentObligations	45000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Restricted Cash IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash	11000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Restricted Cash IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash	0	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Restricted Cash IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash	0	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Interest And Debt Expense InterestAndDebtExpense	1394000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Interest And Debt Expense InterestAndDebtExpense	1444000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest And Debt Expense InterestAndDebtExpense	1431000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized InterestCostsCapitalized	126000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized InterestCostsCapitalized	171000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized InterestCostsCapitalized	168000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	1273000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	1305000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	1226000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Interest Expense Other InterestExpenseOther	34000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Interest Expense Other InterestExpenseOther	50000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Inventory Raw Materials And Supplies InventoryRawMaterialsAndSupplies	620000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Inventory Raw Materials And Supplies InventoryRawMaterialsAndSupplies	605000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense Nonoperating Net InterestIncomeExpenseNonoperatingNet	8000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense Nonoperating Net InterestIncomeExpenseNonoperatingNet	21000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Inventory Valuation Reserves InventoryValuationReserves	37000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	1400000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Inventory Valuation Reserves InventoryValuationReserves	28000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	19000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Inventory Net InventoryNet	1091000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Inventory Net InventoryNet	1097000000	USD
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CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Investments Fair Value Disclosure InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure	1701000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Lease And Rental Expense LeaseAndRentalExpense	71000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Lease And Rental Expense LeaseAndRentalExpense	67000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Lease And Rental Expense LeaseAndRentalExpense	77000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Liabilities Liabilities	40459000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Liabilities Liabilities	42008000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Liabilities Current LiabilitiesCurrent	6988000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Liabilities Current LiabilitiesCurrent	4982000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure	2399000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure	1528000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Liabilities Noncurrent LiabilitiesNoncurrent	11851000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Liabilities Noncurrent LiabilitiesNoncurrent	13770000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Line Of Credit Facility Current Borrowing Capacity LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity	150000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	23730000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Current LongTermDebtCurrent	2308000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Current LongTermDebtCurrent	32000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal After Year Five LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive	19231000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Next Twelve Months LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths	62000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Five LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive	1718000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Four LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour	1590000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Three LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree	65000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Two LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo	1064000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Noncurrent LongTermDebtNoncurrent	23626000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Noncurrent LongTermDebtNoncurrent	21250000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Investments LongTermInvestments	1701000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Investments LongTermInvestments	1465000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Investments And Receivables Net LongTermInvestmentsAndReceivablesNet	76000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Investments And Receivables Net LongTermInvestmentsAndReceivablesNet	73000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Loss Contingency Estimate Of Possible Loss LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss	1100000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Loss Contingency Range Of Possible Loss Maximum LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum	1200000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Loss Contingency Range Of Possible Loss Minimum LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMinimum	1100000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	884000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	300000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	522000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-3142000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-2385000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-2513000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	2597000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	2437000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	2574000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	271000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	162000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	60000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment From Aoci On Derivatives Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax	-7000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Depreciation And Amortization OtherDepreciationAndAmortization	308000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Depreciation And Amortization OtherDepreciationAndAmortization	49000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Expenses OtherExpenses	375000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Expenses OtherExpenses	295000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Expenses OtherExpenses	314000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Income OtherIncome	104000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Income OtherIncome	164000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Income OtherIncome	102000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	18000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	7000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Nontrade Receivables Noncurrent NontradeReceivablesNoncurrent	117000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Nontrade Receivables Noncurrent NontradeReceivablesNoncurrent	115000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Nuclear Fuel Net Of Amortization NuclearFuelNetOfAmortization	1176000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Nuclear Fuel Net Of Amortization NuclearFuelNetOfAmortization	1256000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Operating Expenses OperatingExpenses	9503000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Expenses OperatingExpenses	10404000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Operating Expenses OperatingExpenses	9920000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	1437000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	1300000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	1453000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Other Assets Current OtherAssetsCurrent	52000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Assets Current OtherAssetsCurrent	90000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	445000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	509000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	77000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-43000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	64000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment From Aoci On Derivatives Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax	35000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment From Aoci On Derivatives Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax	1000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	99000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	78000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-50000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Cost And Expense Operating OtherCostAndExpenseOperating	3428000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Cost And Expense Operating OtherCostAndExpenseOperating	3510000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Cost And Expense Operating OtherCostAndExpenseOperating	3617000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Prepaid Expense Other Noncurrent PrepaidExpenseOtherNoncurrent	62000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Prepaid Expense Other Noncurrent PrepaidExpenseOtherNoncurrent	59000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Collection Of Loans Receivable ProceedsFromCollectionOfLoansReceivable	11000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Collection Of Loans Receivable ProceedsFromCollectionOfLoansReceivable	10000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Proceeds From Collection Of Loans Receivable ProceedsFromCollectionOfLoansReceivable	9000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Other Receivables OtherReceivables	150000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Other Receivables Gross Current OtherReceivablesGrossCurrent	73000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Nuclear Fuel PaymentsForProceedsFromNuclearFuel	216000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Nuclear Fuel PaymentsForProceedsFromNuclearFuel	287000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Nuclear Fuel PaymentsForProceedsFromNuclearFuel	361000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	-4000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Inventory OtherInventory	12000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Other Inventory OtherInventory	14000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Noncurrent OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	2680000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Noncurrent OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	1861000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Long Term Debt OtherLongTermDebt	22577000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Other Long Term Debt OtherLongTermDebt	22347000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Other Long Term Debt Current OtherLongTermDebtCurrent	30000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Long Term Debt Current OtherLongTermDebtCurrent	13000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Long Term Debt Noncurrent OtherLongTermDebtNoncurrent	20269000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Other Long Term Debt Noncurrent OtherLongTermDebtNoncurrent	22315000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	44000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	30000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	33000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Receivables OtherReceivables	150000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Receivables Gross Current OtherReceivablesGrossCurrent	88000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Sales Revenue Net OtherSalesRevenueNet	118000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Sales Revenue Net OtherSalesRevenueNet	134000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Sales Revenue Net OtherSalesRevenueNet	127000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Short Term Borrowings OtherShortTermBorrowings	3828000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Other Short Term Borrowings OtherShortTermBorrowings	2494000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Other Sundry Liabilities Noncurrent OtherSundryLiabilitiesNoncurrent	199000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Sundry Liabilities Noncurrent OtherSundryLiabilitiesNoncurrent	254000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Payables To Customers PayablesToCustomers	204000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Payables To Customers PayablesToCustomers	133000000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Payables To Customers PayablesToCustomers	175000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Derivative Instrument Financing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromDerivativeInstrumentFinancingActivities	-60000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Derivative Instrument Financing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromDerivativeInstrumentFinancingActivities	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Derivative Instrument Financing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromDerivativeInstrumentFinancingActivities	0	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Pension And Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans Liabilities Noncurrent PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent	6279000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Public Utilities Allowance For Funds Used During Construction Capitalized Interest PublicUtilitiesAllowanceForFundsUsedDuringConstructionCapitalizedInterest	-168000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	-7000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	2000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	20000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	8000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	75000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Investments PaymentsToAcquireInvestments	48000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Investments PaymentsToAcquireInvestments	56000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Investments PaymentsToAcquireInvestments	48000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Loans Receivable PaymentsToAcquireLoansReceivable	2000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Loans Receivable PaymentsToAcquireLoansReceivable	21000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Loans Receivable PaymentsToAcquireLoansReceivable	6000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Other Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireOtherProductiveAssets	212000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Other Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireOtherProductiveAssets	199000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Other Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireOtherProductiveAssets	162000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	0	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	436000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	2051000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	2119000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	2417000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Expense PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitExpense	607000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Expense PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitExpense	622000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Expense PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitExpense	465000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Pension And Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans Liabilities Noncurrent PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent	5348000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Pension Contributions PensionContributions	6000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Pension Contributions PensionContributions	274000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Pension Contributions PensionContributions	8000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Postemployment Benefits Liability Current And Noncurrent PostemploymentBenefitsLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent	597000000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Postemployment Benefits Liability Current And Noncurrent PostemploymentBenefitsLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent	596000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Postemployment Benefits Liability Current And Noncurrent PostemploymentBenefitsLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent	535000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Postemployment Benefits Period Expense PostemploymentBenefitsPeriodExpense	52000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Postemployment Benefits Period Expense PostemploymentBenefitsPeriodExpense	81000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Postemployment Benefits Period Expense PostemploymentBenefitsPeriodExpense	-8000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	-20000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	2717000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Repayments Of Other Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfOtherLongTermDebt	0	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Other Debt ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfOtherDebt	2371000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Other Debt ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfOtherDebt	2723000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Short Term Debt ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebt	1024000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Short Term Debt ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebt	455000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Short Term Debt ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebt	924000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	45917000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	47073000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	29727000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	29923000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Public Utilities Allowance For Funds Used During Construction Capitalized Interest PublicUtilitiesAllowanceForFundsUsedDuringConstructionCapitalizedInterest	-171000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Public Utilities Allowance For Funds Used During Construction Capitalized Interest PublicUtilitiesAllowanceForFundsUsedDuringConstructionCapitalizedInterest	-126000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Public Utilities Property Plant And Equipment Disclosure Of Composite Depreciation Rate For Plants In Service PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentDisclosureOfCompositeDepreciationRateForPlantsInService	0.0312
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Purchase Obligation PurchaseObligation	149000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Purchase Obligation PurchaseObligation	148000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Proceeds From Insurance Settlement Operating Activities ProceedsFromInsuranceSettlementOperatingActivities	92000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	1126000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	2122000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	1587000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Other Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfOtherLongTermDebt	0	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Other Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfOtherLongTermDebt	1000000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Other Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfOtherLongTermDebt	360000000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Secured Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSecuredDebt	970000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	-1000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	16000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Public Utilities Property Plant And Equipment Disclosure Of Composite Depreciation Rate For Plants In Service PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentDisclosureOfCompositeDepreciationRateForPlantsInService	0.0321
CY2012	us-gaap	Public Utilities Property Plant And Equipment Disclosure Of Composite Depreciation Rate For Plants In Service PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentDisclosureOfCompositeDepreciationRateForPlantsInService	0.0378
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CY2011	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	1021000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	2358000000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Receivables From Customers ReceivablesFromCustomers	84000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Receivables From Customers ReceivablesFromCustomers	58000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Receivables From Customers ReceivablesFromCustomers	49000000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Recognition Of Deferred Revenue RecognitionOfDeferredRevenue	105000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Recognition Of Deferred Revenue RecognitionOfDeferredRevenue	102000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Regulated Entity Other Assets Noncurrent RegulatedEntityOtherAssetsNoncurrent	9576000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Regulated Entity Other Assets Noncurrent RegulatedEntityOtherAssetsNoncurrent	11636000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Regulatory Assets RegulatoryAssets	11901000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Regulatory Assets RegulatoryAssets	9692000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Regulatory Assets Current RegulatoryAssetsCurrent	561000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Regulatory Assets Current RegulatoryAssetsCurrent	774000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Regulatory Assets Noncurrent RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent	9131000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Regulatory Assets Noncurrent RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent	11127000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Regulatory Liabilities RegulatoryLiabilities	300000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Regulatory Liabilities RegulatoryLiabilities	213000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Regulatory Liability Current RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent	191000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Regulatory Liability Current RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent	212000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Regulatory Liability Noncurrent RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent	109000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Regulatory Liability Noncurrent RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent	1000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Capital Lease Obligations RepaymentsOfLongTermCapitalLeaseObligations	84000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Capital Lease Obligations RepaymentsOfLongTermCapitalLeaseObligations	118000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Services Net SalesRevenueServicesNet	120000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Repayments Of Other Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfOtherLongTermDebt	6000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Repayments Of Other Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfOtherLongTermDebt	13000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Restricted Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	33000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Restricted Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	11000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	10956000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	11220000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	11841000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Services Net SalesRevenueServicesNet	117000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Services Net SalesRevenueServicesNet	130000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Shares Subject To Mandatory Redemption Settlement Terms Amount SharesSubjectToMandatoryRedemptionSettlementTermsAmount	40000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Shares Subject To Mandatory Redemption Settlement Terms Amount SharesSubjectToMandatoryRedemptionSettlementTermsAmount	40000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Shares Subject To Mandatory Redemption Settlement Terms Amount SharesSubjectToMandatoryRedemptionSettlementTermsAmount	0	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Shares Subject To Mandatory Redemption Settlement Terms Amount Current SharesSubjectToMandatoryRedemptionSettlementTermsAmountCurrent	2000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Shares Subject To Mandatory Redemption Settlement Terms Amount Noncurrent SharesSubjectToMandatoryRedemptionSettlementTermsAmountNoncurrent	0	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Trading Securities TradingSecurities	1700000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Shares Subject To Mandatory Redemption Settlement Terms Amount Noncurrent SharesSubjectToMandatoryRedemptionSettlementTermsAmountNoncurrent	38000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Short Term Borrowings ShortTermBorrowings	2432000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Short Term Borrowings ShortTermBorrowings	1507000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Short Term Debt Weighted Average Interest Rate ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate	0.0004
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Trading Securities Equity TradingSecuritiesEquity	173000000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Short Term Debt Weighted Average Interest Rate ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate	0.0000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Short Term Debt Weighted Average Interest Rate ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate	0.0009
CY2012	us-gaap	Shortterm Debt Average Outstanding Amount ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount	1100000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Shortterm Debt Average Outstanding Amount ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount	1900000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Shortterm Debt Average Outstanding Amount ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount	363000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Shortterm Debt Maximum Amount Outstanding During Period ShorttermDebtMaximumAmountOutstandingDuringPeriod	3200000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Shortterm Debt Maximum Amount Outstanding During Period ShorttermDebtMaximumAmountOutstandingDuringPeriod	3400000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Shortterm Debt Maximum Amount Outstanding During Period ShorttermDebtMaximumAmountOutstandingDuringPeriod	1400000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Trading Securities Equity TradingSecuritiesEquity	151000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense	75000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense	70000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Unamortized Loan Commitment And Origination Fees And Unamortized Discounts Or Premiums Other UnamortizedLoanCommitmentAndOriginationFeesAndUnamortizedDiscountsOrPremiumsOther	85000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Unamortized Loan Commitment And Origination Fees And Unamortized Discounts Or Premiums Other UnamortizedLoanCommitmentAndOriginationFeesAndUnamortizedDiscountsOrPremiumsOther	61000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives	0	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Utilities Operating Expense Purchased Power UtilitiesOperatingExpensePurchasedPower	1427000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Utilities Operating Expense Purchased Power UtilitiesOperatingExpensePurchasedPower	1189000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Utilities Operating Expense Taxes UtilitiesOperatingExpenseTaxes	622000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Amount Of Settlement For Potential Liability Related To Soil Cleanup AmountOfSettlementForPotentialLiabilityRelatedToSoilCleanup	300000	USD
CY2013	tve	Amount Spent To Reduce Emissions AmountSpentToReduceEmissions	182000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Ct And Qte Outstanding Leaseback Obligation CtAndQteOutstandingLeasebackObligation	761000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:24px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;">Use of Estimates</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:24px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">The preparation of financial statements requires TVA to estimate the effects of various matters that are inherently uncertain as of the date of the consolidated financial statements.  Although the consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with GAAP, TVA is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the amounts of revenues and expenses reported during the reporting period.  Each of these estimates varies in regard to the level of judgment involved and its potential impact on TVA's financial results.  Estimates are considered critical either when a different estimate could have reasonably been used, or where changes in the estimate are reasonably likely to occur from period to period, and such use or change would materially impact TVA's financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.</font></div></div>
CY2013	us-gaap	Utilities Operating Expense Depreciation And Amortization UtilitiesOperatingExpenseDepreciationAndAmortization	1680000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Utilities Operating Expense Depreciation And Amortization UtilitiesOperatingExpenseDepreciationAndAmortization	1772000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Utilities Operating Expense Depreciation And Amortization UtilitiesOperatingExpenseDepreciationAndAmortization	1919000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Utilities Operating Expense Fuel Used UtilitiesOperatingExpenseFuelUsed	2926000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Utilities Operating Expense Fuel Used UtilitiesOperatingExpenseFuelUsed	2820000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Utilities Operating Expense Fuel Used UtilitiesOperatingExpenseFuelUsed	2680000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Utilities Operating Expense Purchased Power UtilitiesOperatingExpensePurchasedPower	1027000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Utilities Operating Expense Taxes UtilitiesOperatingExpenseTaxes	548000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Utilities Operating Expense Taxes UtilitiesOperatingExpenseTaxes	662000000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Variable Interest Entity Consolidated Carrying Amount Liabilities VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities	1000000000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Variable Interest Entity Consolidated Carrying Amount Liabilities VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities	1393000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Variable Interest Entity Consolidated Carrying Amount Liabilities VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities	1004000000	USD
CY2013	tve	Accretion Recorded As Regulatory Asset AccretionRecordedAsRegulatoryAsset	170000000	USD
CY2012	tve	Accretion Recorded As Regulatory Asset AccretionRecordedAsRegulatoryAsset	172000000	USD
CY2013	tve	Accumulated Balance Of Qualifying Projects AccumulatedBalanceOfQualifyingProjects	3100000000	USD
CY2013	tve	Afudc Minimum Total Project Cost AfudcMinimumTotalProjectCost	1000000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Agreement Termination Notice Period AgreementTerminationNoticePeriod	P3Y
CY2013Q3	tve	Amortization Period AmortizationPeriod	P5Y
CY2013Q3	tve	Amount Of Appropriation Investment That Must Be Repaid AmountOfAppropriationInvestmentThatMustBeRepaid	1000000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Amount Of Insurance Available For Loss At Any One Site AmountOfInsuranceAvailableForLossAtAnyOneSite	2100000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Amount Of Property Decommissioning And Decontamination Insurance Carried AmountOfPropertyDecommissioningAndDecontaminationInsuranceCarried	4600000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Amount Of Redeemable Bond Issues Outstanding AmountOfRedeemableBondIssuesOutstanding	848000000	USD
CY2012	tve	Amount Spent To Reduce Emissions AmountSpentToReduceEmissions	38000000	USD
CY2011	tve	Amount Spent To Reduce Emissions AmountSpentToReduceEmissions	34000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Amount Spent To Reduce Emissions Since1977 AmountSpentToReduceEmissionsSince1977	5600000000	USD
CY2012Q3	tve	Appropriation Investment Nonpower Programs Net AppropriationInvestmentNonpowerProgramsNet	620000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Appropriation Investment Nonpower Programs Net AppropriationInvestmentNonpowerProgramsNet	609000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Appropriation Investment Power Program AppropriationInvestmentPowerProgram	268000000	USD
CY2012Q3	tve	Appropriation Investment Power Program AppropriationInvestmentPowerProgram	288000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Assessment From Licensees For Each Licensed Reactor AssessmentFromLicenseesForEachLicensedReactor	127000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Average Time Period AverageTimePeriod	P5D
CY2013Q3	tve	Ble Ufuelobligation BLEUfuelobligation	6000000	USD
CY2011Q3	tve	Balance Balance	5229000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Balance Balance	5647000000	USD
CY2012Q3	tve	Balance Balance	5326000000	USD
CY2010Q3	tve	Balance Balance	5137000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Bond Issues With Survivors Option BondIssuesWithSurvivorsOption	23	Bond_issues
CY2013Q3	tve	Bonds Outstanding With Survivors Option BondsOutstandingWithSurvivorsOption	708000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Call Price Percent CallPricePercent	1.00
CY2012	tve	Change In Accumulated Postretirement Benefit Obligation ChangeInAccumulatedPostretirementBenefitObligation	11000000	USD
CY2012	tve	Change In Discount Rate Assumption For Post Employment Benefit Expense ChangeInDiscountRateAssumptionForPostEmploymentBenefitExpense	27	Basis_points
CY2011	tve	Change In Discount Rate Assumption For Post Employment Benefit Expense ChangeInDiscountRateAssumptionForPostEmploymentBenefitExpense	61	Basis_points
CY2013Q3	tve	Commodity Contract Liability Noncurrent CommodityContractLiabilityNoncurrent	35000000	USD
CY2012Q3	tve	Commodity Contract Liability Noncurrent CommodityContractLiabilityNoncurrent	205000000	USD
CY2012Q3	tve	Commoditycontractderivativeliabilitiesfairvaluedisclosure Commoditycontractderivativeliabilitiesfairvaluedisclosure	386000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Commoditycontractderivativeliabilitiesfairvaluedisclosure Commoditycontractderivativeliabilitiesfairvaluedisclosure	144000000	USD
CY2012Q3	tve	Computed Average Interest Rate Payable ComputedAverageInterestRatePayable	0.0233
CY2013Q3	tve	Computed Average Interest Rate Payable ComputedAverageInterestRatePayable	0.0210
CY2011Q3	tve	Computed Average Interest Rate Payable ComputedAverageInterestRatePayable	0.0240
CY2013Q3	tve	Cost Estimate For First Phase Of Soil Cleanup CostEstimateForFirstPhaseOfSoilCleanup	55000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Cost Estimate For Second Phase Of Soil Cleanup CostEstimateForSecondPhaseOfSoilCleanup	10000000	USD
CY2012	tve	Cost Of Living Adjustment Cap CostOfLivingAdjustmentCap	0
CY2013	tve	Cost Of Living Adjustment Cap CostOfLivingAdjustmentCap	0.023
CY2010	tve	Cost Of Living Adjustment Cap CostOfLivingAdjustmentCap	0
CY2011	tve	Cost Of Living Adjustment Cap CostOfLivingAdjustmentCap	0.0115
CY2014	tve	Cost Of Living Adjustment Cap For Calendar Year2014 And Forward CostOfLivingAdjustmentCapForCalendarYear2014AndForward	0.050
CY2012Q3	tve	Ct And Qte Outstanding Leaseback Obligation CtAndQteOutstandingLeasebackObligation	825000000	USD
CY2008Q4	tve	Cubic Yards Of Water And Coal Fly Ash That Flowed Out Of Cell CubicYardsOfWaterAndCoalFlyAshThatFlowedOutOfCell	5000000	Cubic_yards
CY2013Q3	tve	Fair Value Plan Assets Gross FairValuePlanAssetsGross	7951000000	USD
CY2013	tve	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation Rate Of Compensation Increase High End Of Range DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationRateOfCompensationIncreaseHighEndOfRange	0.1300
CY2013	tve	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation Rate Of Compensation Increase Low End Of Range DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationRateOfCompensationIncreaseLowEndOfRange	0.0350
CY2012Q3	tve	Defined Benefit Plan Cost Of Living Adjustment Assumption DefinedBenefitPlanCostOfLivingAdjustmentAssumption	0.0250
CY2019Q3	tve	Defined Benefit Plan Cost Of Living Adjustment Assumption DefinedBenefitPlanCostOfLivingAdjustmentAssumption	0.025
CY2013Q3	tve	Defined Benefit Plan Cost Of Living Adjustment Assumption DefinedBenefitPlanCostOfLivingAdjustmentAssumption	0.016
CY2012Q3	tve	Defined Benefit Plan Fair Value Of Plan Derivative Liabilities DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanDerivativeLiabilities	493000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Defined Benefit Plan Fair Value Of Plan Derivative Liabilities DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanDerivativeLiabilities	596000000	USD
CY2012Q3	tve	Financial Instruments Owned Mortgages Commercial Mortgagebackedand Assetbacked Securitiesat Fair Value FinancialInstrumentsOwnedMortgagesCommercialMortgagebackedandAssetbackedSecuritiesatFairValue	6000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Financial Instruments Owned Mortgages Commercial Mortgagebackedand Assetbacked Securitiesat Fair Value FinancialInstrumentsOwnedMortgagesCommercialMortgagebackedandAssetbackedSecuritiesatFairValue	7000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Debt Ceiling DebtCeiling	30000000000	USD
CY2012Q3	tve	Debt Security Commingled Funds DebtSecurityCommingledFunds	182000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Debt Security Commingled Funds DebtSecurityCommingledFunds	248000000	USD
CY2012	tve	Defined Benefit Plan Actual Rate Of Return On Plan Assets DefinedBenefitPlanActualRateOfReturnOnPlanAssets	0.1681
CY2013	tve	Defined Benefit Plan Actual Rate Of Return On Plan Assets DefinedBenefitPlanActualRateOfReturnOnPlanAssets	0.1169
CY2013	tve	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization From Regulatory Assets Of Net Gains Losses DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationFromRegulatoryAssetsOfNetGainsLosses	289000000	USD
CY2013	tve	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization From Regulatory Assets Of Net Prior Service Cost Credit DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationFromRegulatoryAssetsOfNetPriorServiceCostCredit	27000000	USD
CY2013	tve	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Maintained For Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Expected Long Term Return On Assets DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsMaintainedForCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets	0.0725
CY2013Q3	tve	Discount Notes Years To Maturity High End Of Range DiscountNotesYearsToMaturityHighEndOfRange	P1Y
CY2013	tve	Discount Per Kilowatt Hour DiscountPerKilowattHour	0.025	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Discounted Energy Units Contract Period1 DiscountedEnergyUnitsContractPeriod1	P5Y
CY2013Q3	tve	Discounted Energy Units Contract Period2 DiscountedEnergyUnitsContractPeriod2	P10Y
CY2013Q3	tve	Discounted Energy Units Contract Period3 DiscountedEnergyUnitsContractPeriod3	P15Y
CY2013Q3	tve	Discounted Energy Units Contract Period4 DiscountedEnergyUnitsContractPeriod4	P20Y
CY2013Q3	tve	Environmental Agreements Liability EnvironmentalAgreementsLiability	190000000	USD
CY2012Q3	tve	Environmental Agreements Liability EnvironmentalAgreementsLiability	237000000	USD
CY2012Q3	tve	Equity Security Commingled Funds EquitySecurityCommingledFunds	657000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Equity Security Commingled Funds EquitySecurityCommingledFunds	741000000	USD
CY2013	tve	Expectedincreasedecreaseinoperationandmaintenanceexpense Expectedincreasedecreaseinoperationandmaintenanceexpense	500000000	USD
CY2012Q3	tve	Fair Value Plan Assets Gross FairValuePlanAssetsGross	7666000000	USD
CY2012	tve	Fixed Fund Interest Credit Rate FixedFundInterestCreditRate	0.06
CY2013Q3	tve	Fixed Rate Period For Coupon Rate Reset On Parrs FixedRatePeriodForCouponRateResetOnParrs	P5Y
CY2013Q3	tve	Number Of Hydroelectic Facilities With Reduced Production NumberOfHydroelecticFacilitiesWithReducedProduction	2	Facilities
CY2013Q3	tve	Number Of Issues Of Putable Automatic Rate Reset Securities Outstanding NumberOfIssuesOfPutableAutomaticRateResetSecuritiesOutstanding	2	PARRS_issues
CY2013Q3	tve	Number Of Issues With Partial Maturities NumberOfIssuesWithPartialMaturities	1	Electronotes
CY2013Q3	tve	Number Of Licensed Nuclear Units NumberOfLicensedNuclearUnits	6	Units
CY2013Q3	tve	Number Of Phases Of Soil Cleanup NumberOfPhasesOfSoilCleanup	2	Phases
CY2012Q3	tve	Long Term Debt Of Variable Interest Entities Including Current Maturities LongTermDebtOfVariableInterestEntitiesIncludingCurrentMaturities	994000000	USD
CY2012Q3	tve	Financial Instruments Owned Mortgages Residential Mortgagebackedand Assetbacked Securitiesat Fair Value FinancialInstrumentsOwnedMortgagesResidentialMortgagebackedandAssetbackedSecuritiesatFairValue	20000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Financial Instruments Owned Mortgages Residential Mortgagebackedand Assetbacked Securitiesat Fair Value FinancialInstrumentsOwnedMortgagesResidentialMortgagebackedandAssetbackedSecuritiesatFairValue	25000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Financialinstrumentssubjecttomandatoryredemptioninterestratestatedpercentage Financialinstrumentssubjecttomandatoryredemptioninterestratestatedpercentage	0.070
CY2012	tve	Fixed And Variable Fund Maximum Annual Contribution FixedAndVariableFundMaximumAnnualContribution	10000	USD
CY2013	tve	Fixed Fund Balance Credit Percentage Subtracted From Actuarial Rate Of Return After January12010 FixedFundBalanceCreditPercentageSubtractedFromActuarialRateOfReturnAfterJanuary12010	0.005
CY2013	tve	Fixed Fund Balance Interest Credit Rate After January12010 FixedFundBalanceInterestCreditRateAfterJanuary12010	0.06
CY2013	tve	Fixed Fund Interest Credit Amount FixedFundInterestCreditAmount	36000000	USD
CY2012	tve	Fixed Fund Interest Credit Amount FixedFundInterestCreditAmount	38000000	USD
CY2013	tve	Fixed Fund Interest Credit Rate FixedFundInterestCreditRate	0.06
CY2013Q3	tve	Ftp Transaction Limit FtpTransactionLimit	130000000	USD
CY2011	tve	Fuel Cost Tax Equivalents FuelCostTaxEquivalents	-135000000	USD
CY2013	tve	Fuel Cost Tax Equivalents FuelCostTaxEquivalents	-2000000	USD
CY2012	tve	Fuel Cost Tax Equivalents FuelCostTaxEquivalents	-47000000	USD
CY2013	tve	Futuredistributionto Be Madeto Limited Liability Company Llc Member Cash Distributions FuturedistributiontoBeMadetoLimitedLiabilityCompanyLLCMemberCashDistributions	9000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	High End Of Cleanup Estimate HighEndOfCleanupEstimate	25000000	USD
CY2013	tve	Impactofpreviouslyexcludedretireebenefits Impactofpreviouslyexcludedretireebenefits	705000000	USD
CY2013	tve	Incremental Amount Of Discounted Energy Units IncrementalAmountOfDiscountedEnergyUnits	1000000	USD
CY2013	tve	Inter Vendor Pricing Variance InterVendorPricingVariance	0.02
CY2013Q3	tve	Kingston Amounts Spent To Date KingstonAmountsSpentToDate	956000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Lease Term LeaseTerm	P20Y
CY2013Q3	tve	Lease Terms High End Of Range LeaseTermsHighEndOfRange	80	Years
CY2013Q3	tve	Lease Terms Low End Of Range LeaseTermsLowEndOfRange	1	Years
CY2003Q3	tve	Leaseback Transaction Number Of Units LeasebackTransactionNumberOfUnits	24	Units
CY2012Q3	tve	Liabilities And Proprietary Capital LiabilitiesAndProprietaryCapital	47334000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Liabilities And Proprietary Capital LiabilitiesAndProprietaryCapital	46106000000	USD
CY2012Q3	tve	Long Term Debt Of Variable Interest Entities LongTermDebtOfVariableInterestEntities	981000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Long Term Debt Of Variable Interest Entities LongTermDebtOfVariableInterestEntities	1311000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Long Term Debt Of Variable Interest Entities Including Current Maturities LongTermDebtOfVariableInterestEntitiesIncludingCurrentMaturities	1341000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Period Of Time Where Investor Contributes Capital To Investment In Private Partnership Maximum PeriodOfTimeWhereInvestorContributesCapitalToInvestmentInPrivatePartnershipMaximum	P4Y
CY2013	tve	Minimum Interest Credit Percentage For Cash Balance Benefit MinimumInterestCreditPercentageForCashBalanceBenefit	0.06
CY2013	tve	Number Of Consecutive Highest Base Pay Years NumberOfConsecutiveHighestBasePayYears	3	Years
CY2013Q3	tve	Number Of Contracts NumberOfContracts	1	Contracts
CY2011Q4	tve	Number Of Credit Rating Agencies NumberOfCreditRatingAgencies	1	Agencies
CY2013Q3	tve	Minimum Investment Period MinimumInvestmentPeriod	P10Y
CY2013Q3	tve	Minimum Required Hours Of Power MinimumRequiredHoursOfPower	1500	Hours
CY2013	tve	Minimumconstructionperiod. Minimumconstructionperiod.	P3Y
CY2013	tve	Minimumpercentageincreaseintwelvemonthaverage Cpi Unecessarytoreceive Cola MinimumpercentageincreaseintwelvemonthaverageCPIUnecessarytoreceiveCOLA	0.01
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CY2013	tve	Miscellaneous Miscellaneous	-1000000	USD
CY2012	tve	Miscellaneous Miscellaneous	0	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Net Completed Plant NetCompletedPlant	23916000000	USD
CY2012Q3	tve	Net Completed Plant NetCompletedPlant	23748000000	USD
CY2005Q3	tve	Number Of Deferred Generating Units NumberOfDeferredGeneratingUnits	2	Units
CY2008Q4	tve	Number Of Dredge Cells That Failed NumberOfDredgeCellsThatFailed	1	Dredge_cells
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CY2012Q3	tve	Long Term Power Bonds LongTermPowerBonds	20330000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Long Term Power Bonds LongTermPowerBonds	22400000000	USD
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CY2013Q3	tve	Low End Of Cleanup Estimate LowEndOfCleanupEstimate	6000000	USD
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CY2013Q3	tve	Market Value Limitation Of Outstanding Construction Materials Hedging Transactions MarketValueLimitationOfOutstandingConstructionMaterialsHedgingTransactions	100000000	USD
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CY2013Q3	tve	Maximum Hedge Volume MaximumHedgeVolume	0.75
CY2013Q3	tve	Maximum Idemnity If Covered Accident Tasks Or Keeps Nuclear Unit Offline MaximumIdemnityIfCoveredAccidentTasksOrKeepsNuclearUnitOffline	490000000	USD
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CY2013Q3	tve	Maximum Original Maturity MaximumOriginalMaturity	P3M
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CY2013Q3	tve	Maximum Term For Purchase Of Enriched Uranium And Fabrication Of Nuclear Fuel Assemblies MaximumTermForPurchaseOfEnrichedUraniumAndFabricationOfNuclearFuelAssemblies	P17Y
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CY2013Q3	tve	Megawatts Provided Under Power Purchase Obligations MegawattsProvidedUnderPowerPurchaseObligations	1621	Megawatts
CY2012	tve	Net Effect On Earnings NetEffectOnEarnings	0	USD
CY2013	tve	Net Effect On Earnings NetEffectOnEarnings	0	USD
CY2011	tve	Net Effect On Earnings NetEffectOnEarnings	0	USD
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CY2012Q3	tve	Net Payables NetPayables	141000000	USD
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CY2013Q3	tve	Nuclear Liability Insurance NuclearLiabilityInsurance	375000000	USD
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CY2013Q3	tve	Number Of Areas Of Cleanup NumberOfAreasOfCleanup	4	Areas
CY2013Q3	tve	Number Of Bond Tests NumberOfBondTests	2
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CY2013	tve	Number Of Qualified Defined Benefit Plans NumberOfQualifiedDefinedBenefitPlans	1	Number_of_qualified_defined_benefit_pension_plans
CY2013	tve	Number Of Qualified Defined Contribution Plans NumberOfQualifiedDefinedContributionPlans	1	Number_of_qualified_defined_contribution_plans
CY2013Q3	tve	Number Of Readily Available Quoted Exchange Prices For Investments NumberOfReadilyAvailableQuotedExchangePricesForInvestments	0	Prices
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CY2013Q3	tve	Number Of Sites NumberOfSites	1	Sites
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CY2013	tve	Numberofdefinedbenefitplaninvestmentfunds Numberofdefinedbenefitplaninvestmentfunds	2	Number_of_defined_benefit_plan_investment_funds
CY2013	tve	Numberoflicensedreactorsin Us NumberoflicensedreactorsinUS	104
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CY2013Q3	tve	Other Long Term Assets OtherLongTermAssets	89000000	USD
CY2012Q3	tve	Other Long Term Assets OtherLongTermAssets	61000000	USD
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CY2012Q3	tve	Payables For Collateral On Loaned Securities PayablesForCollateralOnLoanedSecurities	3000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Payables For Collateral On Loaned Securities PayablesForCollateralOnLoanedSecurities	3000000	USD
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CY2012	tve	Payments To Us Treasury PaymentsToUSTreasury	27000000	USD
CY2013	tve	Payments To Us Treasury PaymentsToUSTreasury	27000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Paymentsattributableto Ble Ufuelprogram PaymentsattributabletoBLEUfuelprogram	106000000	USD
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CY2011Q3	tve	Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plan Partcipation Rate PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlanPartcipationRate	0.90
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CY2013Q3	tve	Period For Commitments And Contingencies Shown PeriodForCommitmentsAndContingenciesShown	P5Y
CY2013Q3	tve	Period Of Time For Customers To Fulfill Payment Arrangements PeriodOfTimeForCustomersToFulfillPaymentArrangements	P90D
CY2013Q3	tve	Period Of Time Where Investor Contributes Capital To Investment In Private Partnership Minimum PeriodOfTimeWhereInvestorContributesCapitalToInvestmentInPrivatePartnershipMinimum	P3Y
CY2013Q3	tve	Population Of Service Area PopulationOfServiceArea	9000000	People
CY2013Q3	tve	Portfolio Value At Risk Limit For Foreign Currency Transactions PortfolioValueAtRiskLimitForForeignCurrencyTransactions	5000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Possible Additional Future Costs For Compliance With Clean Air Act Requirements PossibleAdditionalFutureCostsForComplianceWithCleanAirActRequirements	1300000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Possible Amount Of Future Payments PossibleAmountOfFuturePayments	175000000	USD
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CY2012	tve	Post Employment Benefits Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost And Unpaid Benefit Obligation Discount Rate PostEmploymentBenefitsAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostAndUnpaidBenefitObligationDiscountRate	0.0165
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CY2013Q3	tve	Power Bonds Years To Maturity High End Of Range PowerBondsYearsToMaturityHighEndOfRange	P50Y
CY2013Q3	tve	Power Bonds Years To Maturity Low End Of Range PowerBondsYearsToMaturityLowEndOfRange	P1Y
CY2012	tve	Power Purchased Under Agreement PowerPurchasedUnderAgreement	447000000	USD
CY2013	tve	Power Purchased Under Agreement PowerPurchasedUnderAgreement	322000000	USD
CY2011	tve	Power Purchased Under Agreement PowerPurchasedUnderAgreement	713000000	USD
CY2004	tve	Prepayment Period PrepaymentPeriod	P180M
CY2003	tve	Proceeds In2003 ProceedsIn2003	389000000	USD
CY2003	tve	Proceeds Prior To2004 ProceedsPriorTo2004	945000000	USD
CY2012Q3	tve	Proprietary Capital ProprietaryCapital	5326000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Proprietary Capital ProprietaryCapital	5647000000	USD
CY2012Q3	tve	Purchase Obligation Including Current And Non Current PurchaseObligationIncludingCurrentAndNonCurrent	185000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Purchase Obligation Including Current And Non Current PurchaseObligationIncludingCurrentAndNonCurrent	186000000	USD
CY2013	tve	Rate Of Cash Balance Benefit Credit For Calendar Year RateOfCashBalanceBenefitCreditForCalendarYear	0.06
CY2012	tve	Rate Of Cash Balance Benefit Credit For Calendar Year RateOfCashBalanceBenefitCreditForCalendarYear	0.06
CY2013	tve	Rateofinflation Rateofinflation	0.02
CY2011	tve	Reclassificationfrom Nuclearrefuelingoutageamortizationto Othernet ReclassificationfromNuclearrefuelingoutageamortizationtoOthernet	42000000	USD
CY2012	tve	Reclassificationfrom Othernetto Regulatoryassetscosts ReclassificationfromOthernettoRegulatoryassetscosts	-14000000	USD
CY2011	tve	Reclassificationfrom Othernetto Regulatoryassetscosts ReclassificationfromOthernettoRegulatoryassetscosts	-21000000	USD
CY2011	tve	Reclassificationfrom Proceedsfromleasebacksto Othernet ReclassificationfromProceedsfromleasebackstoOthernet	5000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Recorded Cost For Emission Allowances Granted By Environmental Protection Agency RecordedCostForEmissionAllowancesGrantedByEnvironmentalProtectionAgency	0	USD
CY2013	tve	Regulatoryassetscosts Regulatoryassetscosts	21000000	USD
CY2011	tve	Regulatoryassetscosts Regulatoryassetscosts	21000000	USD
CY2012	tve	Regulatoryassetscosts Regulatoryassetscosts	14000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Remaining Appropriation Investment RemainingAppropriationInvestment	258000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Remaining Natural Resource Damages Are Less Than RemainingNaturalResourceDamagesAreLessThan	1000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Remaining Terms Of Agreements High End Of Range RemainingTermsOfAgreementsHighEndOfRange	P19Y
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CY2013Q3	tve	Retained Earnings Power Program RetainedEarningsPowerProgram	4767000000	USD
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CY2013Q3	tve	Retrospective Premiums RetrospectivePremiums	32000000	USD
CY2012	tve	Return Of Appropriation Investment ReturnOfAppropriationInvestment	-20000000	USD
CY2013	tve	Return Of Appropriation Investment ReturnOfAppropriationInvestment	-20000000	USD
CY2011	tve	Return Of Appropriation Investment ReturnOfAppropriationInvestment	-20000000	USD
CY2013	tve	Return On Appropriation Investment ReturnOnAppropriationInvestment	-7000000	USD
CY2011	tve	Return On Appropriation Investment ReturnOnAppropriationInvestment	-7000000	USD
CY2012	tve	Return On Appropriation Investment ReturnOnAppropriationInvestment	-7000000	USD
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CY2013Q3	tve	Total Outstanding Discount Notes TotalOutstandingDiscountNotes	2400000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Total Power Program Proprietary Capital TotalPowerProgramProprietaryCapital	5035000000	USD
CY2013	dei	Entity Registrant Name EntityRegistrantName	Tennessee Valley Authority
CY2013	dei	Entity Voluntary Filers EntityVoluntaryFilers	No
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	tve	Total Sales Through Deu Program Since Inception TotalSalesThroughDeuProgramSinceInception	55000000	USD
CY2012Q3	tve	Totalcommodityderivativeassetsunder Ftp TotalcommodityderivativeassetsunderFTP	8000000	USD
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CY2013Q3	tve	Totalcommodityderivativeliabilitiesunder Ftp TotalcommodityderivativeliabilitiesunderFTP	170000000	USD
CY2012Q3	tve	Trading Securities Collateralized Debt Obligationsat Fair Value TradingSecuritiesCollateralizedDebtObligationsatFairValue	12000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Trading Securities Collateralized Debt Obligationsat Fair Value TradingSecuritiesCollateralizedDebtObligationsatFairValue	10000000	USD
CY2013Q3	tve	Us Congress Is Required To Take Action If These Layes Are Exhausted USCongressIsRequiredToTakeActionIfTheseLayesAreExhausted	2	Insurance_layers
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CY2013Q3	tve	Variable Interest Entity Initial Consolidated Carrying Amount Liabilities VariableInterestEntityInitialConsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities	400000000	USD
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