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Credit Risk (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) counterparty | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Concentration Risk and Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Gross credit exposure |  | $ 89 |  |
Operating Revenue |  | 3,384 | $ 2,921 |
Additional collateral to be posted if the credit related contingent features were triggered |  |  |  | $ 3
Aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with credit contingent provisions that are in a liability position |  | 4 |  | $ 9
Virginia Electric and Power Company |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk and Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating Revenue | [1] | $ 1,831 | $ 1,890 |
Credit Concentration Risk |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk and Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of counterparties | counterparty |  | 0 |  |
Amount of exposure for single counterparty |  | $ 26 |  |
Credit Concentration Risk | Wholesale Customers | Sales to wholesale customers | Virginia Electric and Power Company |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk and Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of counterparties | counterparty |  | 0 |  |
Operating Revenue |  | $ 28 |  |
Amount of exposure related to sales to wholesale customers for single counterparty |  | $ 5 |  |
Credit Concentration Risk | Investment Grade |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk and Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk, percentage (percentage) |  | 65.00% |  |
Credit Concentration Risk | Investment Grade | Virginia Electric and Power Company |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk and Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk, percentage (percentage) |  | 43.00% |  |
[1] | See Note 17 for amounts attributable to affiliates.

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- Definition The aggregate fair value of additional assets that would be required to be posted as collateral for derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features if the credit-risk-related contingent features were triggered at the end of the reporting period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4H -Subparagraph (e) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56946850&loc=SL5624258-113959 + Details
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