| Financial data for business segments |
Financial data for business segments and products and services for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 was as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Electric Utilities | | | | | | Traditional Electric Operating Companies | Southern Power | Eliminations | Total | Southern Company Gas | All Other | Eliminations | Consolidated | | (in millions) | Three Months Ended March 31, 2017: | | | | | | | | | Operating revenues | $ | 3,786 |
| $ | 450 |
| $ | (105 | ) | $ | 4,131 |
| $ | 1,560 |
| $ | 123 |
| $ | (43 | ) | $ | 5,771 |
| Segment net income (loss)(a)(b)(c) | 432 |
| 70 |
| — |
| 502 |
| 239 |
| (84 | ) | 1 |
| 658 |
| Total assets at March 31, 2017 | $ | 72,692 |
| $ | 14,681 |
| $ | (306 | ) | $ | 87,067 |
| $ | 21,683 |
| $ | 2,574 |
| $ | (1,564 | ) | $ | 109,760 |
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2016: | | | | | | | | | Operating revenues | $ | 3,769 |
| $ | 315 |
| $ | (103 | ) | $ | 3,981 |
| $ | — |
| $ | 47 |
| $ | (36 | ) | $ | 3,992 |
| Segment net income (loss)(a)(b) | 465 |
| 50 |
| — |
| 515 |
| — |
| (23 | ) | (3 | ) | 489 |
| Total assets at December 31, 2016 | $ | 72,141 |
| $ | 15,169 |
| $ | (316 | ) | $ | 86,994 |
| $ | 21,853 |
| $ | 2,474 |
| $ | (1,624 | ) | $ | 109,697 |
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| | (a) | Attributable to Southern Company. |
| | (b) | Segment net income (loss) for the traditional electric operating companies includes pre-tax charges for estimated probable losses on the Kemper IGCC of $108 million ($67 million after tax) and $53 million ($33 million after tax) for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. See Note (B) under "Integrated Coal Gasification Combined Cycle – Kemper IGCC Schedule and Cost Estimate" for additional information. |
| | (c) | Segment net income (loss) for the traditional electric operating companies also includes a pre-tax charge for the write-down of Gulf Power's ownership of Plant Scherer Unit 3 of $33 million ($20 million after tax) for the three months ended March 31, 2017. See Note (B) under "Regulatory Matters – Gulf Power – Retail Base Rate Cases" for additional information. |
Business segment financial data for the successor period January 1, 2017 through March 31, 2017 and the predecessor period January 1, 2016 through March 31, 2016 was as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gas Distribution Operations | Gas Marketing Services | Wholesale Gas Services(*) | Gas Midstream Operations | Total | All Other | Eliminations | Consolidated | | (in millions) | Successor – January 1, 2017 through March 31, 2017: | | | | | | | | | Operating revenues | $ | 1,180 |
| $ | 288 |
| $ | 131 |
| $ | 25 |
| $ | 1,624 |
| $ | 2 |
| $ | (66 | ) | $ | 1,560 |
| Segment net income | 117 |
| 31 |
| 68 |
| 15 |
| 231 |
| 8 |
| — |
| 239 |
| Successor – Total assets at March 31, 2017 | $ | 18,201 |
| $ | 2,118 |
| $ | 1,018 |
| $ | 2,363 |
| $ | 23,700 |
| $ | 10,860 |
| $ | (12,877 | ) | $ | 21,683 |
| Predecessor – January 1, 2016 through March 31, 2016: | | | | | | | | | Operating revenues | $ | 1,028 |
| $ | 286 |
| $ | 63 |
| $ | 15 |
| $ | 1,392 |
| $ | 2 |
| $ | (60 | ) | $ | 1,334 |
| Segment EBIT | 235 |
| 80 |
| 44 |
| (1 | ) | 358 |
| (5 | ) | (1 | ) | 352 |
| Successor – Total assets at December 31, 2016 | $ | 19,453 |
| $ | 2,084 |
| $ | 1,127 |
| $ | 2,211 |
| $ | 24,875 |
| $ | 11,145 |
| $ | (14,167 | ) | $ | 21,853 |
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| | (*) | The revenues for wholesale gas services are netted with costs associated with its energy and risk management activities. A reconciliation of operating revenues and intercompany revenues is shown in the following table. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Third Party Gross Revenues | | Intercompany Revenues | | Total Gross Revenues | | Less Gross Gas Costs | | Operating Revenues | | (in millions) | Successor – January 1, 2017 through March 31, 2017 | $ | 1,839 |
| | $ | 136 |
| | $ | 1,975 |
| | $ | 1,844 |
| | $ | 131 |
| Predecessor – January 1, 2016 through March 31, 2016 | $ | 1,443 |
| | $ | 81 |
| | $ | 1,524 |
| | $ | 1,461 |
| | $ | 63 |
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