Supplemental Cash Flows Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental Cash Flows Information (EME, Midwest Generation)

EME

Supplemental cash flows information for EME, including discontinued operations, consisted of the following:



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in millions)	2013			2012
Cash paid (received)
Interest (net of amount capitalized)¹	$	38		$	156
Income taxes	(12		)	168
Cash payments under plant operating leases	18			199
Non-cash contribution from EIX²	32			—
Non-cash activities from vendor financing	$	7		$	8


¹	Interest paid by EME for September 30, 2013 and 2012 was $45 million and $178 million, respectively. Interest capitalized by EME for September 30, 2013 and 2012 was $7 million and $22 million, respectively.

²During 2013, the non-cash contribution from EIX relates to the tax-allocation agreements. For further information, see Note 7—Income Taxes—EME—Effective Tax Rate.

EME's accrued capital expenditures at September 30, 2013 and 2012 were $3 million and $17 million, respectively. Accrued capital expenditures will be included as an investing activity in the consolidated statements of cash flows in the period paid.

Midwest Generation

Supplemental cash flows information for Midwest Generation consisted of the following:



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in millions)	2013		2012
Cash paid
Interest	$	13	$	36

Midwest Generation's accrued capital expenditures at both September 30, 2013 and 2012 were $3 million and $2 million, respectively. Accrued capital expenditures will be included as an investing activity on the consolidated statements of cash flows in the period paid.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for supplemental cash flow activities, including cash, noncash, and part noncash transactions, for the period. Noncash is defined as information about all investing and financing activities of an enterprise during a period that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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