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Current Expected Credit Losses - Rollforward of Segment Type (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2022
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Reserve adjustments |  |  | $ (47) | $ 19
Subsidiaries |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Reserve adjustments |  |  | (48) | 20
Accounts receivable - customers |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | $ 244 | $ 336 | 322 | 317
Recoveries | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10
Write-offs | (44) | (34) | (91) | (63)
Reserve adjustments | 71 | 29 | 36 | 72
Ending Balance | 275 | 336 | 275 | 336
Other receivables |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 10 | 25 | 10 | 22
Recoveries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Write-offs | 0 | 0 | (1) | (4)
Reserve adjustments | 18 | (16) | 19 | (9)
Ending Balance | 28 | 9 | 28 | 9
CECONY | Accounts receivable - customers | Subsidiaries |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 236 | 324 | 314 | 304
Recoveries | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9
Write-offs | (41) | (32) | (89) | (60)
Reserve adjustments | 68 | 27 | 34 | 71
Ending Balance | 266 | 324 | 266 | 324
CECONY | Other receivables | Subsidiaries |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 8 | 23 | 7 | 19
Recoveries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Write-offs | 0 | 0 | 0 | (3)
Reserve adjustments | 16 | (16) | 17 | (9)
Ending Balance | $ 24 | $ 7 | $ 24 | $ 7

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