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Fair Value Measurements (Significant Unobservable Inputs Used in Valuation of Contracts) (Details) - Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure | $ 389,000,000
Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets [Member] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 1,586,000,000
Forward Contracts - Power [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member] | Forward Contracts - Power [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Member] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure | 186,000,000
Forward Contracts - Power [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets [Member] | Forward Contracts - Power [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Member] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 909,000,000
Forward contracts - Gas [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member] | Forward contracts - Gas [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Member] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure | 27,000,000
Forward contracts - Gas [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets [Member] | Forward contracts - Gas [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Member] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 134,000,000
Forward contracts - Other [Member] [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member] | Forward contracts - Other [Member] [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Member] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure | 2,000,000
Forward contracts - Other [Member] [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets [Member] | Forward contracts - Other [Member] [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Member] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 2,000,000
Option Contracts, Power [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member] | Option Contracts, Power [Member] | Option Models [Member] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure | 9,000,000
Option Contracts, Power [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets [Member] | Option Contracts, Power [Member] | Option Models [Member] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 33,000,000
Option Contracts, Gas [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member] | Option Contracts, Primarily Gas [Member] | Option Models [Member] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure | 146,000,000
Option Contracts, Gas [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets [Member] | Option Contracts, Primarily Gas [Member] | Option Models [Member] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 143,000,000
Full Requirements and Unit Contingent Contracts [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member] | Full Requirements and Unit Contingent Contracts [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Member] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure | 19,000,000
Full Requirements and Unit Contingent Contracts [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets [Member] | Full Requirements and Unit Contingent Contracts [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Member] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 365,000,000
Forward Price [Member] | Forward Contracts - Power [Member] | Forward Contracts - Power [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Forward price (in dollars per energy unit) | (15)
Forward Price [Member] | Forward Contracts - Power [Member] | Forward Contracts - Power [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Forward price (in dollars per energy unit) | 181
Forward Price [Member] | Forward contracts - Gas [Member] | Forward contracts - Gas [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Forward price (in dollars per energy unit) | 1
Forward Price [Member] | Forward contracts - Gas [Member] | Forward contracts - Gas [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Forward price (in dollars per energy unit) | 7
Forward Price [Member] | Forward contracts - Other [Member] [Member] | Forward contracts - Other [Member] [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Forward price (in dollars per energy unit) | 1
Forward Price [Member] | Forward contracts - Other [Member] [Member] | Forward contracts - Other [Member] [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Forward price (in dollars per energy unit) | 58
Forward Price [Member] | Full Requirements and Unit Contingent Contracts [Member] | Full Requirements and Unit Contingent Contracts [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Forward price (in dollars per energy unit) | (18)
Forward Price [Member] | Full Requirements and Unit Contingent Contracts [Member] | Full Requirements and Unit Contingent Contracts [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Forward price (in dollars per energy unit) | $ 647
Implied Correlations [Member] | Option Contracts, Power [Member] | Option Contracts, Power [Member] | Option Models [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Fair Value Inputs, Expected Rates | 1.00%
Implied Correlations [Member] | Option Contracts, Power [Member] | Option Contracts, Power [Member] | Option Models [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Fair Value Inputs, Expected Rates | 100.00%
Implied Correlations [Member] | Option Contracts, Gas [Member] | Option Contracts, Primarily Gas [Member] | Option Models [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Fair Value Inputs, Expected Rates | 1.00%
Implied Correlations [Member] | Option Contracts, Gas [Member] | Option Contracts, Primarily Gas [Member] | Option Models [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Fair Value Inputs, Expected Rates | 100.00%
Implied Volatilities [Member] | Option Contracts, Power [Member] | Option Contracts, Power [Member] | Option Models [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Fair Value Inputs, Expected Rates | 5.00%
Implied Volatilities [Member] | Option Contracts, Power [Member] | Option Contracts, Power [Member] | Option Models [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Fair Value Inputs, Expected Rates | 213.00%
Implied Volatilities [Member] | Option Contracts, Gas [Member] | Option Contracts, Primarily Gas [Member] | Option Models [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Fair Value Inputs, Expected Rates | 1.00%
Implied Volatilities [Member] | Option Contracts, Gas [Member] | Option Contracts, Primarily Gas [Member] | Option Models [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Fair Value Inputs, Expected Rates | 152.00%
Customer Migration Rate [Member] | Full Requirements and Unit Contingent Contracts [Member] | Full Requirements and Unit Contingent Contracts [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Fair Value Inputs, Expected Rates | 0.00%
Customer Migration Rate [Member] | Full Requirements and Unit Contingent Contracts [Member] | Full Requirements and Unit Contingent Contracts [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Fair Value Inputs, Expected Rates | 20.00%

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