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OTHER CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS (Interim Rate Relief Subject to Refund) (Details) - WMCE Interim Rate Relief - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2022 | Oct. 23, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2020
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Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Expenses and capital expenditures, disallowed costs |  |  | $ 1,180
Expenses and capital expenditures, capital expenditures |  |  | 801
Cost recovery, increase (decrease) to revenue requirement |  |  | $ 1,280
Interim rate relief |  | $ 447 |
Cost recovery, remaining revenue requirement |  | $ 868 |
Fire hazard prevention memorandum account |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Cost recovery | $ 293 |  |
Fire risk and wildfire mitigation memorandum account |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Cost recovery | 740 |  |
Catastrophic event memorandum account |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Cost recovery | $ 251 |  |

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