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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Schedule of Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Assets at Fair Value
Financial investments, at fair value	$ 202	$ 235
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Assets at Fair Value
Financial investments, at fair value	202	235
Default fund and margin deposit investments	1,617	2,129
Total Assets at Fair Value	1,819	2,364
Liabilities at Fair Value
Other financial instruments	56
Total Liabilities at Fair Value	56
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1
Assets at Fair Value
Financial investments, at fair value	148	135
Default fund and margin deposit investments	215	371
Total Assets at Fair Value	363	506
Liabilities at Fair Value
Other financial instruments	0
Total Liabilities at Fair Value	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2
Assets at Fair Value
Financial investments, at fair value	54	100
Default fund and margin deposit investments	1,402	1,758
Total Assets at Fair Value	1,456	1,858
Liabilities at Fair Value
Other financial instruments	56
Total Liabilities at Fair Value	56
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3
Assets at Fair Value
Financial investments, at fair value	0	0
Default fund and margin deposit investments	0	0
Total Assets at Fair Value	0	$ 0
Liabilities at Fair Value
Other financial instruments	0
Total Liabilities at Fair Value	$ 0

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