Duke Energy

SCHEDULE II—VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES  

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        Additions        
     Balance at 
 Beginning 
of Period
 Charged to 
Expense
Charged to Other Accounts  Deductions (a)   Balance at 
End of Period
    (in millions)
December 31, 2002:                                 
   Injuries and damages   $ 459   $ 14   $ 5      $ 111   $ 367
   Allowance for
      doubtful accounts
    265     161     5        82     349
   Other (b)     406     222     114  (c)     229     513
           
    $ 1,130   $ 397   $ 124      $ 422   $ 1,229
           
December 31, 2001:                                 
Injuries and damages   $ 531   $ 31   $ 11      $ 114   $ 459
Allowance for
   doubtful accounts
    200     160     4        99     265
Other (b)     377     201     84        256     406
           
    $ 1,108   $ 392   $ 99  (d)   $ 469   $ 1,130
           
December 31, 2000:                                 
   Injuries and damages   $ 902   $ 18   $ 2      $ 391   $ 531
   Allowance for
      doubtful accounts
    43     165     8        16     200
   Other (b)     317     40     97        77     377
           
    $ 1,262   $ 223   $ 107  (e)   $ 484   $ 1,108

(a)
 
Principally cash payments and reserve reversals. 
(b)   Principally property insurance reserves and litigation and other reserves, included in Other Current Liabilities, or Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.   
(c)   Includes the reclassification of $50 million of a $58 million suspense account to a nuclear insurance operation account in accordance with a settlement agreement between Duke Power, the North Carolina Utilities Commission and the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (see Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, “Regulatory Matters”).  
(d)   Principally reserves for construction costs, and litigation and other reserves assumed in business acquisitions.  
(e)   Principally litigation and other reserves assumed in business acquisitions.

 

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