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Available-For-Sale Securities (Amount Of Available-For-Sale Debt Securities By Maturity Periods) (Detail) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
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Rabbi Trust [Member] |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
Less than one year | $ 9
1 - 5 years | 42
6 - 10 years | 48
11 - 15 years | 9
16 - 20 years | 9
Over 20 years | 84
Total Available-for-Sale Debt Securities | 201
Power [Member] | Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Fund [Member] |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
Less than one year | 22
1 - 5 years | 233
6 - 10 years | 214
11 - 15 years | 56
16 - 20 years | 62
Over 20 years | 303
Total Available-for-Sale Debt Securities | $ 890

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