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Available-For-Sale Securities (Fair Values And Gross Unrealized Gains And Losses For The Securities Held) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Fund [Member] | Power [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | $ 1,578 | $ 1,584
Gross Unrealized Gains | 219 | 196
Gross Unrealized Losses | (19) | (26)
Fair Value | 1,778 | 1,754
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Fund [Member] | Power [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | 690 | 693
Gross Unrealized Gains | 195 | 185
Gross Unrealized Losses | (13) | (13)
Fair Value | 872 | 865
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Fund [Member] | Power [Member] | Government Obligations [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | 487 | 483
Gross Unrealized Gains | 15 | 8
Gross Unrealized Losses | 0 | (3)
Fair Value | 502 | 488
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Fund [Member] | Power [Member] | Other Debt Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | 369 | 366
Gross Unrealized Gains | 9 | 3
Gross Unrealized Losses | (6) | (10)
Fair Value | 372 | 359
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Fund [Member] | Power [Member] | Total Debt Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | 856 | 849
Gross Unrealized Gains | 24 | 11
Gross Unrealized Losses | (6) | (13)
Fair Value | 874 | 847
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Fund [Member] | Power [Member] | Other Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | 32 | 42
Gross Unrealized Gains | 0 | 0
Gross Unrealized Losses | 0 | 0
Fair Value | 32 | 42
Rabbi Trust [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | 208 | 204
Gross Unrealized Gains | 11 | 11
Gross Unrealized Losses | (2) | (2)
Fair Value | 217 | 213
Rabbi Trust [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | 12 | 12
Gross Unrealized Gains | 8 | 10
Gross Unrealized Losses | 0 | 0
Fair Value | 20 | 22
Rabbi Trust [Member] | Government Obligations [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | 107 | 108
Gross Unrealized Gains | 2 | 1
Gross Unrealized Losses | 0 | (1)
Fair Value | 109 | 108
Rabbi Trust [Member] | Other Debt Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | 84 | 82
Gross Unrealized Gains | 1 | 0
Gross Unrealized Losses | (2) | (1)
Fair Value | 83 | 81
Rabbi Trust [Member] | Total Debt Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | 191 | 190
Gross Unrealized Gains | 3 | 1
Gross Unrealized Losses | (2) | (2)
Fair Value | 192 | 189
Rabbi Trust [Member] | Other Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | 5 | 2
Gross Unrealized Gains | 0 | 0
Gross Unrealized Losses | 0 | 0
Fair Value | 5 | 2
Rabbi Trust [Member] | Power [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | $ 53 | $ 52

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