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Revenue from contracts with customers transaction price allocated to significant unsatisfied remaining performance obligations and timing of when performance obligations expected to be satisfied (Detail 1) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)
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Electricity, Natural Gas and Fuel [Member] |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items] |
Transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations | $ 22,769
Other Sales and Service Contracts [Member] |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items] |
Transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations | $ 8,428

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- Definition Amount of transaction price allocated to performance obligation that has not been recognized as revenue. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 13 -Subparagraph (a) -SubTopic 10 -Topic 606 -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147479806/606-10-50-13 + Details
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