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Current Expected Credit Losses - Rollforward of Segment Type (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2022
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Reserve adjustments |  |  | $ (46) | $ (12)
Accounts receivable - customers |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | $ 275 | $ 336 | 322 | 317
Recoveries | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13
Write-offs | (43) | 2 | (135) | (62)
Reserve adjustments | 41 | (37) | 78 | 37
Ending Balance | 276 | 305 | 276 | 305
Other receivables |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 28 | 9 | 10 | 22
Recoveries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Write-offs | (4) | (2) | (5) | (5)
Reserve adjustments | 7 | 2 | 26 | (8)
Ending Balance | 31 | 9 | 31 | 9
CECONY |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Reserve adjustments |  |  | (45) | (7)
CECONY | Accounts receivable - customers | Subsidiaries |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 266 | 324 | 314 | 304
Recoveries | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12
Write-offs | (41) | 4 | (130) | (56)
Reserve adjustments | 41 | (35) | 75 | 37
Ending Balance | 269 | 297 | 269 | 297
CECONY | Other receivables | Subsidiaries |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 24 | 7 | 7 | 19
Recoveries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Write-offs | (3) | (1) | (3) | (3)
Reserve adjustments | 6 | 1 | 23 | (9)
Ending Balance | $ 27 | $ 7 | $ 27 | $ 7

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