Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Equity Method Investment

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Net Debt Not Assumed By Investee

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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- Definition

Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Percentage of equity in the acquiree held by the acquirer immediately before the acquisition date in a business combination.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Investing Activities
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Percentage of subsidiary's or equity method investee's stock owned by parent immediately after all stock transactions.

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RECENT BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015
Black Oak Getty Wind [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration (fair value of total consideration)		$ 8
Equity Method Investment Ownership Percentage		100.00%
PEMEX [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage in consolidated entity	50.00%
IEnova [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage before acquisition			50.00%
Acquired percentage interest in joint venture			100.00%
Net Debt Not Assumed By Investee	$ 170
Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Equity Method Investment	$ 1,325
Ownership Percentage in consolidated entity	25.00%
Equity Method Investment Ownership Percentage			50.00%