Jointly Owned Plants (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
South Texas Project Units 1 and 2, Bay City, TX
Jointly Owned Utility Plant Interests
Ownership Interest (as a percent)	44.00%
Property, Plant & Equipment	$ 395
Accumulated Depreciation	(207)
Construction in Progress	$ 7
Big Cajun II Unit 3, New Roads, LA
Jointly Owned Utility Plant Interests
Ownership Interest (as a percent)	58.00%
Property, Plant & Equipment	$ 202
Accumulated Depreciation	(132)
Construction in Progress	$ 0
Cedar Bayou Unit 4, Baytown, TX
Jointly Owned Utility Plant Interests
Ownership Interest (as a percent)	50.00%
Property, Plant & Equipment	$ 215
Accumulated Depreciation	(75)
Construction in Progress	$ 7
Keystone, Shelocta, PA
Jointly Owned Utility Plant Interests
Ownership Interest (as a percent)	3.70%
Property, Plant & Equipment	$ 12
Accumulated Depreciation	0
Construction in Progress	$ 1
Conemaugh, New Florence, PA
Jointly Owned Utility Plant Interests
Ownership Interest (as a percent)	3.72%
Property, Plant & Equipment	$ 14
Accumulated Depreciation	0
Construction in Progress	$ 1

The period end amount owned by the reporting utility of a jointly owned utility plant in service.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 980
-SubTopic 360
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SAB Topic 10.C)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6500719&loc=d3e659983-123033

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The period end amount of construction work in progress at a jointly owned electricity generation plant.

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