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Retirement Benefits Retirement Benefits - Assumptions Used in Calculations (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 23, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Mar. 24, 2016 | [8]
CENG Legacy Benefit Plans [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used In Calculations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Discount Rate Design Changes |  |  | 3.49% |  | 3.66% |  | 3.68% |  |
CENG Legacy Benefit Plans [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used In Calculations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Discount Rate Design Changes |  |  | 3.65% |  | 4.11% |  | 4.14% |  |
Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used In Calculations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Periodic Benefit Cost Investment Crediting Rate |  |  | 4.00% |  | 4.46% |  | 5.31% |  |
Benefit Obligation Investment Crediting Rate |  |  | 4.46% |  | 4.00% |  | 4.46% |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Rate of Return on Plan Assets |  |  | 7.00% |  | 7.00% |  | 7.00% |  |
Discount rate |  |  | 4.31% | [1],[2] | 3.62% | [2],[3] | 4.04% | [4],[5],[6] |
Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | CENG Legacy Benefit Plans [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used In Calculations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Discount Rate Design Changes |  |  | 4.13% |  | 3.49% |  | 3.66% |  |
Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | CENG Legacy Benefit Plans [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used In Calculations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Discount Rate Design Changes |  |  | 4.36% |  | 3.65% |  | 4.11% |  |
Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Period One [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used In Calculations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Rate of Compensation Increase |  |  | 3.25% |  |  |  |  |  |
Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Period One [Member] | CENG Legacy Benefit Plans [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used In Calculations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Rate of Compensation Increase |  |  | 3.25% |  |  |  |  |  |
Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Period Two [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used In Calculations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Rate of Compensation Increase |  |  | 3.75% |  |  |  |  |  |
Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Period Two [Member] | CENG Legacy Benefit Plans [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used In Calculations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Rate of Compensation Increase |  |  | 3.75% |  |  |  |  |  |
Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Predecessor [Member] | Pepco Holdings LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used In Calculations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rate of compensation increase |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |
Net Periodic Benefit Cost Investment Crediting Rate |  | 2.89% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Rate of Return on Plan Assets | [7] | 6.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Rate of Compensation Increase |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Qualified Plan [Member] | Predecessor [Member] | Pepco Holdings LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used In Calculations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate | [8] | 4.65% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-Qualified Pension Plan [Member] | Predecessor [Member] | Pepco Holdings LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used In Calculations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate |  | 4.55% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.55%
Other Postretirement Benefit Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used In Calculations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Health care cost trend rate |  |  | 5.00% |  | 5.00% |  | 5.50% |  |
Ultimate health care cost trend rate |  |  | 5.00% |  | 5.00% |  | 5.00% |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Rate of Return on Plan Assets |  |  | 6.60% |  | 6.58% |  | 6.71% |  |
Discount rate |  |  | 4.30% | [1],[2] | 3.61% | [2],[3] | 4.04% | [4],[5],[6] |
Other Postretirement Benefit Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Remeasurement [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used In Calculations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Discount Rate Design Changes |  |  | 3.57% |  | 4.00% |  | 4.32% |  |
Other Postretirement Benefit Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Remeasurement [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used In Calculations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Discount Rate Design Changes |  |  | 3.68% |  | 4.17% |  | 4.43% |  |
Other Postretirement Benefit Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Remeasurement [Member] | CENG Legacy Benefit Plans [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used In Calculations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Discount Rate Design Changes |  |  | 4.27% |  | 3.57% |  | 4.00% |  |
Other Postretirement Benefit Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Remeasurement [Member] | CENG Legacy Benefit Plans [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used In Calculations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Discount Rate Design Changes |  |  | 4.38% |  | 3.68% |  | 4.17% |  |
Other Postretirement Benefit Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Predecessor [Member] | Pepco Holdings LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used In Calculations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Rate of Return on Plan Assets | [7] | 6.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Rate of Compensation Increase |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate |  | 4.55% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | (a)The discount rates above represent the blended rates used to determine the majority of Exelon’s pension and other postretirement benefits obligations as of December 31, 2018. Certain benefit plans used individual rates ranging from 4.13% - 4.36% and 4.27% - 4.38% for pension and other postretirement plans, respectively.
[2] | (d)3.25% through 2019 and 3.75% thereafter.
[3] | (b)The discount rates above represent the blended rates used to determine the majority of Exelon’s pension and other postretirement benefits obligations as of December 31, 2017. Certain benefit plans used individual rates ranging from 3.49% - 3.65% and 3.57% - 3.68% for pension and other postretirement plans, respectively.
[4] | (c)The discount rates above represent the blended rates used to determine the majority of Exelon’s pension and other postretirement benefits obligations as of December 31, 2016. Certain benefit plans used individual rates ranging from 3.66% - 4.11% and 4.00% - 4.17% for pension and other postretirement plans, respectively.
[5] | (e)The legacy Exelon, CEG and CENG pension and other postretirement plans used a rate of compensation increase of 3.25% through 2019 and 3.75% thereafter, while the legacy PHI pension and other postretirement plans used a weighted-average rate of compensation increase of 5% for all periods.
[6] | (f)Obligation was not remeasured for the PHI predecessor for the period from January 1, 2016, to March 23, 2016.
[7] | (h)Expected return on other postretirement benefit plan assets is pre-tax.
[8] | (g)The discount rate for the qualified and non-qualified pension plans was 4.65% and 4.55%, respectively.

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