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Available-For-Sale Securities (Fair Values And Gross Unrealized Gains And Losses For The Securities) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Fund [Member] | Power [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | $ 1,584 | $ 1,554
Gross Unrealized Gains | 196 | 238
Gross Unrealized Losses | (26) | (12)
Fair Value | 1,754 | 1,780
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Fund [Member] | Power [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | 693 | 685
Gross Unrealized Gains | 185 | 220
Gross Unrealized Losses | (13) | (8)
Fair Value | 865 | 897
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Fund [Member] | Power [Member] | Government Obligations [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | 483 | 430
Gross Unrealized Gains | 8 | 9
Gross Unrealized Losses | (3) | (1)
Fair Value | 488 | 438
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Fund [Member] | Power [Member] | Other Debt Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | 366 | 333
Gross Unrealized Gains | 3 | 9
Gross Unrealized Losses | (10) | (3)
Fair Value | 359 | 339
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Fund [Member] | Power [Member] | Total Debt Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | 849 | 763
Gross Unrealized Gains | 11 | 18
Gross Unrealized Losses | (13) | (4)
Fair Value | 847 | 777
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Fund [Member] | Power [Member] | Other Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | 42 | 106
Gross Unrealized Gains | 0 | 0
Gross Unrealized Losses | 0 | 0
Fair Value | 42 | 106
Rabbi Trust [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | 204 | 177
Gross Unrealized Gains | 11 | 14
Gross Unrealized Losses | (2) | 0
Fair Value | 213 | 191
Rabbi Trust [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | 12 | 12
Gross Unrealized Gains | 10 | 11
Gross Unrealized Losses | 0 | 0
Fair Value | 22 | 23
Rabbi Trust [Member] | Government Obligations [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | 108 | 89
Gross Unrealized Gains | 1 | 2
Gross Unrealized Losses | (1) | 0
Fair Value | 108 | 91
Rabbi Trust [Member] | Other Debt Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | 82 | 74
Gross Unrealized Gains | 0 | 1
Gross Unrealized Losses | (1) | 0
Fair Value | 81 | 75
Rabbi Trust [Member] | Total Debt Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | 190 | 163
Gross Unrealized Gains | 1 | 3
Gross Unrealized Losses | (2) | 0
Fair Value | 189 | 166
Rabbi Trust [Member] | Other Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | 2 | 2
Gross Unrealized Gains | 0 | 0
Gross Unrealized Losses | 0 | 0
Fair Value | 2 | 2
Rabbi Trust [Member] | Power [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | $ 52 | $ 45

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