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Financial Information by Business Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | $ 12,574 | $ 12,337 | $ 12,033
Depreciation and amortization | 1,684 | 1,438 | 1,341
Operating income | 2,676 | 2,664 | 2,774
Other Income (deductions) | 51 | (62) | (48)
Interest charges | 991 | 819 | 729
Income taxes on operating income | 300 | 406 | 459
Total assets | 58,079 | 53,920 | 48,111
Capital expenditures | 3,676 | 5,249 | 3,606
Income tax expense (benefit) on non-operating income | (4) | (5) | 13
Federal income tax expense |  |  | 259
Parent Company |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets | 20,638 | 19,542 |
Federal income tax expense |  |  | (21)
Clean Energy Businesses |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Federal income tax expense |  |  | 269
Con Edison Transmission |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Federal income tax expense |  |  | 11
CECONY |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 10,821 | 10,680 | 10,468
Depreciation and amortization | 1,373 | 1,276 | 1,195
Operating income | 2,348 | 2,354 | 2,549
Other Income (deductions) | (35) | (143) | (137)
Total assets | 46,557 | 43,108 |
Income tax expense (benefit) on non-operating income | (7) | (2) | (3)
Operating segment | Clean Energy Businesses |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 857 | 763 | 694
Depreciation and amortization | 226 | 85 | 74
Operating income | 202 | 194 | 69
Other Income (deductions) | 5 | 33 | 33
Interest charges | 186 | 63 | 43
Income taxes on operating income | (58) | 19 | (273)
Total assets | 6,528 | 5,821 | 2,735
Capital expenditures | 248 | 1,791 | 447
Operating segment | Con Edison Transmission |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 4 | 4 | 2
Depreciation and amortization | 1 | 1 | 1
Operating income | (6) | (7) | (8)
Other Income (deductions) | 104 | 91 | 80
Interest charges | 25 | 20 | 16
Income taxes on operating income | 1 | (1) | (11)
Total assets | 1,618 | 1,425 | 1,222
Capital expenditures | 205 | 248 | 66
Operating segment | CECONY |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 10,821 | 10,680 | 10,468
Depreciation and amortization | 1,373 | 1,276 | 1,195
Operating income | 2,348 | 2,354 | 2,549
Other Income (deductions) | (35) | (143) | (137)
Interest charges | 728 | 689 | 623
Income taxes on operating income | 342 | 328 | 688
Total assets | 46,557 | 43,108 | 40,451
Capital expenditures | 3,020 | 3,005 | 2,904
Operating segment | CECONY | Electric |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 8,062 | 7,971 | 7,972
Depreciation and amortization | 1,053 | 984 | 925
Operating income | 1,758 | 1,799 | 1,974
Other Income (deductions) | (28) | (110) | (105)
Interest charges | 539 | 519 | 472
Income taxes on operating income | 239 | 233 | 511
Total assets | 32,988 | 31,012 | 29,661
Capital expenditures | 1,851 | 1,861 | 1,905
Operating segment | CECONY | Gas |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 2,132 | 2,078 | 1,901
Depreciation and amortization | 231 | 205 | 185
Operating income | 528 | 478 | 495
Other Income (deductions) | (4) | (23) | (23)
Interest charges | 147 | 131 | 113
Income taxes on operating income | 99 | 87 | 152
Total assets | 11,090 | 9,710 | 8,387
Capital expenditures | 1,078 | 1,050 | 909
Operating segment | CECONY | Steam |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 627 | 631 | 595
Depreciation and amortization | 89 | 87 | 85
Operating income | 62 | 77 | 80
Other Income (deductions) | (3) | (10) | (9)
Interest charges | 42 | 39 | 38
Income taxes on operating income | 4 | 8 | 25
Total assets | 2,479 | 2,386 | 2,403
Capital expenditures | 91 | 94 | 90
Operating segment | O&R |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 893 | 891 | 874
Depreciation and amortization | 84 | 77 | 71
Operating income | 139 | 132 | 161
Other Income (deductions) | (11) | (19) | (19)
Interest charges | 41 | 39 | 36
Income taxes on operating income | 21 | 21 | 42
Total assets | 3,006 | 2,892 | 2,773
Capital expenditures | 203 | 205 | 189
Operating segment | O&R | Electric |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 634 | 642 | 642
Depreciation and amortization | 60 | 56 | 51
Operating income | 98 | 93 | 115
Other Income (deductions) | (7) | (14) | (14)
Interest charges | 27 | 25 | 24
Income taxes on operating income | 15 | 14 | 30
Total assets | 2,130 | 2,036 | 1,949
Capital expenditures | 142 | 138 | 128
Operating segment | O&R | Gas |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 259 | 249 | 232
Depreciation and amortization | 24 | 21 | 20
Operating income | 41 | 39 | 46
Other Income (deductions) | (4) | (5) | (5)
Interest charges | 14 | 14 | 12
Income taxes on operating income | 6 | 7 | 12
Total assets | 876 | 856 | 824
Capital expenditures | 61 | 67 | 61
Other |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | (1) | (1) | (5)
Depreciation and amortization | 0 | (1) | 0
Operating income | (7) | (9) | 3
Other Income (deductions) | (12) | (24) | (5)
Interest charges | 11 | 8 | 11
Income taxes on operating income | (6) | 39 | 13
Total assets | 370 | 674 | 930
Capital expenditures | 0 | 0 | 0
Other | O&R |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating income | 0 | 0 | 0
Other Income (deductions) | 0 | 0 | 0
Interest charges | 0 | 0 | 0
Income taxes on operating income | 0 | 0 | 0
Total assets | 0 | 0 | 0
Capital expenditures | 0 | 0 | 0
Inter-segment |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Inter-segment | Clean Energy Businesses |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Inter-segment | CECONY |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | (94) | (98) | (97)
Inter-segment | CECONY | Electric |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 17 | 16 | 16
Inter-segment | CECONY | Gas |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 7 | 7 | 6
Inter-segment | CECONY | Steam |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | $ 70 | $ 75 | $ 75

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