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Commitments And Contingencies (European Commission Matters) (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified |  | 1 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2010 | Jul. 31, 2006 Italian Government [Member] | Nov. 19, 2009 Italian Government [Member] USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2007 Spanish Government [Member] | Jan. 31, 2007 Tariffs Granted by Spain [Member] USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2007 Tariffs Granted by Spain [Member] EUR (€)
Number of years operating under a power supply structured |  | 10 |  | 9 |  |
Italian government extended tariff charge, minimum |  |  | $ 300 |  |  |
Italian government extended tariff charge, maximum |  |  | 500 |  |  |
Charge related to EC announcement |  |  | 250 |  |  |
Write off of receivable |  |  | 20 |  |  |
Amount of curtailment, in kmt-per-year | 44 |  |  |  |  |
Days provided to submit observations and comments to the EC |  |  |  |  | 30 | 30
Loss contingency, range of possible loss, maximum |  |  |  |  | $ 100 | € 70

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