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Regulatory Matters (Details) $ in Millions | Dec. 20, 2013 USD ($)
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GenOn |
Regulatory Assets [Line Items] |
Regulatory payments sought | $ 22

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Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | instant

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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
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Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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