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Investments in Partnerships and Joint Ventures false 1 $ false false u000 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 u001 Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 u002 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 2 Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract] 0 fpl_NotesToFinancialStatementsAbstract fpl false na duration string No definition available. false false false false false true false false false 1 false false 0 0 false false No definition available. false 3 Investments in Partnerships and Joint Ventures 1 us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentsDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false false 0 0 <div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">10.  Investments in Partnerships and Joint Ventures</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">NextEra Energy Resources</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </font>- NextEra Energy Resources has non-controlling non-majority owned interests in various partnerships and joint ventures, essentially all of which are electricity producers.  At December 31, 2009 and 2008, NextEra Energy Resources' investment in partnerships and joint ventures totaled approximately $173 million and $189 million, respectively, which is included in other investments on FPL Group's consolidated balance sheets.  NextEra Energy Resources' interest in these partnerships and joint ventures range from approximately 5.5% to 50%.  At December 31, 2009, the principal operating entities included in NextEra Energy Resources' investments in partnerships and joint ventures were Northeast Energy, LP, Luz Solar Partners Ltd., V, Mojave 16/17/18 LLC, Luz Solar Partners Ltd., III, and Luz Solar Partners Ltd., IV and in 2008 also included TPC Windfarms LLC.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">S ummarized combined information for these principal entities is as follows:</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div align="left"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"> <tr> <td valign="bottom" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </font></td> <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; F ONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">2009</font></div> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </font></td> <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">2008</font></div> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">& amp;#160;</font></td> </tr><tr> <td valign="bottom"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </font></td> <td colspan="6" valign="bottom"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">(millions)</font></div> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </font></td> </tr><tr> <td valign="bottom"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY : times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"> </font></td> <td colspan="2" valign="bottom"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"> </font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"> </font></td> <td colspan="2" valign="bottom"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"> </font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SI ZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"> </font></td> </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="76%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">Net income</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">74</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">145</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </font></td> </tr><tr bgcolor="white"> <td ali gn="left" valign="bottom" width="76%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">Total assets</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">716</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-s erif"> </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">841</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </font></td> </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="76%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" ali gn="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">Total liabilities</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">353</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">435</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </font></td> </tr><tr bgcolor="white"> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="76%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">Partners'/members' equity</font></d iv> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">363</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" st yle="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">407</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </font></td> </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="bottom" width="76%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inlin e; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"> </font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"> </fo nt></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"> </font></td> </tr><tr bgcolor="white"> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="76%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">NextEra Energy Resources' share of underlying equity in the principal entities</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font>& lt;/td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">179</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">202</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" s tyle="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </font></td> </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="76%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">Difference between investment carrying amount and underlying equity in net assets <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">(a)</font></font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: l eft"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">(14 </font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">)</font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">(18 </font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">)</font></td> </tr><tr bgcolor="white"> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="76%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">NextEra Energy Resources' investment carrying amount for the principal entities</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT- SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">165</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTO M: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">184</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </font></td> </tr></table> </div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol, serif">¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾</font></div> <div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top" width="2%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">(a)  </font></div> </td> <td valign="top" width="79%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">The majority of the difference between the investment carrying amount and the underlying equity in net assets is being amortized over the remaining life of the investee's assets.</font></div> </td> </tr></table> </div> &l t;div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">Certain subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources provide services to the partnerships and joint ventures, including operations and maintenance and business management services.  FPL Group's operating revenues for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 include approximately $21 million, $21 million and $20 million, respectively, related to such services.  The net receivables at December 31, 2009 and 2008, for these services, as well as for affiliate energy commodity transactions, payroll and other payments made on behalf of these investees, were approximately $29 million and $33 million, respectively, and are included in other current assets on FPL Group's consolidated ba lance sheets.</font></div><br /> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">Notes receivable (long- and short-term) include approximately $16 million and $24 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, due from partnerships and joint ventures in which NextEra Energy Resources has an ownership interest.  Approximately $6 million of the notes receivable balance at December 31, 2009 mature in 2011 and bear interest at a fixed rate of 8.5%.  The remaining $10 million mature in 2014 and bear interest at a variable rate which averaged approximately 10.4% in 2009.  Approximately $11 million of the notes receivable balance at December 31, 2008 mature in 2011 and bear interest at a fixed rate of 8.5%.  The remaining $13 million m ature in 2014 and bear interest at a variable rate which averaged approximately 13.4% in 2008.  Interest income related to notes receivable totaled approximately $2 million, $4 million and $4 million for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and is included in interest income in FPL Group's consolidated statements of income.  Interest receivable associated with these notes as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 was not material.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Sale of Differential Membership Interests</font> - In December 2007, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources sold its C lass B membership interests in a subsidiary that owns five wind facilities totaling 598 mw of wind generation for approximately $705 million.  In exchange for the cash received, the holders of the Class B membership interests will receive a portion of the economic attributes of the facilities, including tax attributes, for a variable period.  Recognition of the proceeds from the sale of the differential membership interests was deferred and is recorded in other liabilities on FPL Group's consolidated balance sheets.  The deferred amount totaled $700 million and $706 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and is being recognized as an adjustment to taxes other than income taxes and other in FPL Group's consolidated statements of income as the members receive their portion of the economic attributes.  FPL Group continues to operate and manage the wind facilities, and consolidates the entity that owns the wind facilities.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; 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