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Retirement Benefits (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs
The following tables present the components of our net periodic benefit (credit) cost, prior to capitalization and co-owner allocations, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
Pension BenefitsOPEBTotal Pension Benefits and OPEB
Three Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended September 30,
202420232024202320242023
Components of net periodic benefit (credit) cost
Service cost$22 $22 $$$26 $26 
Non-service components of pension benefits & OPEB (credit) cost
Interest cost95 99 18 19 113 118 
Expected return on assets(123)(127)(11)(11)(134)(138)
Amortization of:
Prior service (credit) cost
— (2)(2)(1)(2)
Actuarial (gain) loss
25 12 (3)(3)22 
Settlement charges— — — — 
Non-service components of pension benefits & OPEB (credit) cost(16)(13)
Net periodic benefit (credit) cost(a)
$23 $$$$29 $13 
Pension BenefitsOPEBTotal Pension Benefits and OPEB
Nine Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
202420232024202320242023
Components of net periodic benefit (credit) cost:
Service cost$67 $67 $13 $12 $80 $79 
Non-service components of pension benefits & OPEB (credit) cost:
Interest cost286 296 54 56 340 352 
Expected return on assets(371)(381)(32)(34)(403)(415)
Amortization of:
Prior service (credit) cost
— (5)(5)(4)(5)
Actuarial (gain) loss
76 35 (7)(10)69 25 
Settlement charges— — — — 
Non-service components of pension benefits & OPEB (credit) cost(1)(50)10 (43)
Net periodic benefit (credit) cost(a)
$66 $17 $23 $19 $89 $36 
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(a)The pension benefit and OPEB service costs reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income is $24 million and $74 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and $24 million and $71 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.