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Segment and Related Information (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Financial Data for Business Segments
Financial data for business segments and products and services for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 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 June 30, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
$
3,899

$
510

$
(119
)
$
4,290

$
689

$
186

$
(67
)
$
5,098

Segment net income (loss)(a)(b)(c)(d)
782

174


956

106

(154
)
(9
)
899

Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
 
 
 


 
 
 
Operating revenues
$
7,343

$
953

$
(211
)
$
8,085

$
2,163

$
368

$
(106
)
$
10,510

Segment net income (loss)(a)(b)(c)(d)
1,346

230


1,576

376

1,041

(11
)
2,982

At June 30, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
$

$
2

$

$
2

$
5,015

$
265

$

$
5,282

Total assets
78,314

14,518

(783
)
92,049

20,761

3,343

(1,286
)
114,867

Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
$
4,124

$
555

$
(114
)
$
4,565

$
730

$
381

$
(49
)
$
5,627

Segment net income (loss)(a)(b)(d)
(48
)
22


(26
)
(31
)
(100
)
3

(154
)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
$
8,104

$
1,064

$
(220
)
$
8,948

$
2,369

$
782

$
(100
)
$
11,999

Segment net income (loss)(a)(b)(d)(e)
563

143


706

248

(174
)
4

784

At December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
$

$
2

$

$
2

$
5,015

$
298

$

$
5,315

Total assets
79,382

14,883

(306
)
93,959

21,448

3,285

(1,778
)
116,914

(a)
Attributable to Southern Company.
(b)
Segment net income (loss) for the traditional electric operating companies includes pre-tax charges for estimated losses on plants under construction of $4 million ($3 million after tax) and $1.1 billion ($0.8 billion after tax) for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $6 million ($5 million after tax) and $1.1 billion ($0.8 billion after tax) for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. See Note 2 to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K and Note (B) under "Georgia Power – Nuclear Construction" and "Mississippi PowerKemper County Energy Facility" for additional information.
(c)
Segment net income (loss) for the "All Other" column includes the preliminary pre-tax gain associated with the sale of Gulf Power of $2.5 billion ($1.3 billion after tax) for the six months ended June 30, 2019, of which $(15) million ($(11) million after tax) was recorded in the three months ended June 30, 2019, as well as a goodwill impairment charge of $32 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 in contemplation of the sale of one of PowerSecure's business units. See Note (K) under "Southern Company" for additional information.
(d)
Segment net income (loss) for Southern Power includes a $23 million pre-tax gain ($88 million gain after tax) on the sale of Plant Nacogdoches for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and a pre-tax impairment charge of $119 million ($89 million after tax) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 related to the sale of Southern Power's Florida Plants. See Note (K) under "Southern Power" and Note 15 to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K under "Southern Power – Sale of Natural Gas Plants" for additional information.
(e)
Segment net income (loss) for Southern Company Gas includes a goodwill impairment charge of $42 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 related to the sale of Pivotal Home Solutions. See Note 15 to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K under "Southern Company Gas" for additional information.
Business segment financial data for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was as follows:
 
Gas Distribution Operations(a)
Gas Pipeline Investments
Wholesale Gas Services(b)
Gas Marketing Services(c)(d)
Total
All Other
Eliminations
Consolidated
 
(in millions)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
$
568

$
8

$
48

$
58

$
682

$
13

$
(6
)
$
689

Segment net income (loss)
58

25

23

(3
)
103

3


106

Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
$
1,740

$
16

$
134

$
287

$
2,177

$
24

$
(38
)
$
2,163

Segment net income (loss)
191

57

70

58

376



376

Total assets at June 30, 2019
17,397

1,768

668

1,527

21,360

10,934

(11,533
)
20,761

Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
$
643

$
8

$
(16
)
$
89

$
724

$
11

$
(5
)
$
730

Segment net income (loss)
68

21

(21
)
(76
)
(8
)
(23
)

(31
)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
$
1,856

$
16

$
150

$
359

$
2,381

$
26

$
(38
)
$
2,369

Segment net income (loss)
216

48

83

(63
)
284

(36
)

248

Total assets at December 31, 2018
17,266

1,763

1,302

1,587

21,918

11,112

(11,582
)
21,448

(a)
Operating revenues for the three gas distribution operations dispositions were $70 million and $237 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively. See Note 15 to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K under "Southern Company Gas" for additional information.
(b)
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)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
$
1,223

$
63

$
1,286

$
1,238

$
48

Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
1,336

102

1,438

1,454

(16
)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
$
3,148

$
151

$
3,299

$
3,165

$
134

Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
3,274

269

3,543

3,393

150

(c)
Operating revenues for Pivotal Home Solutions were $24 million and $55 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively. See Note 15 to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K under "Southern Company Gas" for additional information on the sale of Pivotal Home Solutions.
(d)
Segment net income (loss) for gas marketing services includes a loss on disposition of $36 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and a goodwill impairment charge of $42 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 related to the sale of Pivotal Home Solutions. See Note 15 to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K under "Southern Company Gas" for additional information.
Financial Data for Products and Services
Products and Services
 
Electric Utilities' Revenues
 
Retail
Wholesale
Other
Total
 
(in millions)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
$
3,540

$
542

$
208

$
4,290

Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
3,740

616

209

4,565

Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
$
6,623

$
1,041

$
421

$
8,085

Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
7,308

1,239

401

8,948

 
Southern Company Gas' Revenues
 
Gas
Distribution
Operations
(a)
Gas
Marketing
Services
(b)
Other
Total
 
(in millions)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
$
563

$
58

$
68

$
689

Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
638

89

3

730

Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
$
1,724

$
287

$
152

$
2,163

Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
1,838

359

172

2,369

(a)
Operating revenues for the three gas distribution operations dispositions were $70 million and $237 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively.
(b)
Operating revenues for Pivotal Home Solutions were $24 million and $55 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively.