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Acquisitions and Dispositions (Dispositions Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions |  | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 06, 2019 USD ($) asset | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | [1]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |
Sale of noncontrolling interest | $ 466 | $ (407)
Sale of noncontrolling interest tax benefit | 8 |
Commercial Renewables | Certain Renewable Assets |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |
Proceeds from the sales of discontinued operations and other assets, net of cash divested | $ 415 |
Commercial Renewables | Operating Wind, Solar And Battery Storage Assets |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |
Portion of portfolio sold | 49.00% |
Number of portions of portfolios sold | asset | 37 |
Commercial Renewables | Operating Solar Assets |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |
Portion of portfolio sold | 33.00% |
Number of portions of portfolios sold | asset | 11 |
[1] | See Note 3 for additional discussion of the transaction.
(f) | Amounts in Retained Earnings and AOCI primarily represent impacts to accumulated other comprehensive income due to implementation of a new accounting standard related to Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income.

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