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Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Assets and Liabilities Measured and Recorded at Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments in securities (classified within other current and non-current assets)	$ 37	$ 39
U.S. government and federal agency obligations	1	1
Total assets	1,723	1,792
Derivative liabilities	839	977
Commodity contracts
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets	929	1,042
Derivative liabilities	839	977
Interest rate contracts
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets	29	39
Cash and cash equivalents
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Nuclear trust fund investments	15	19
U.S. government and federal agency obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Nuclear trust fund investments	50	46
Federal agency mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Nuclear trust fund investments	96	100
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Nuclear trust fund investments	29	22
Corporate debt securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Nuclear trust fund investments	100	96
Equity securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Nuclear trust fund investments	354	312
Equity contracts	9	8
Foreign government fixed income securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Nuclear trust fund investments	4	4
Equity securities — nuclear trust fund investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Equity contracts	70	64
Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments in securities (classified within other current and non-current assets)	1	2
U.S. government and federal agency obligations	1	1
Total assets	466	517
Derivative liabilities	107	224
Level 1 | Commodity contracts
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets	45	137
Derivative liabilities	107	224
Level 1 | Interest rate contracts
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets	0	0
Level 1 | Cash and cash equivalents
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Nuclear trust fund investments	15	19
Level 1 | U.S. government and federal agency obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Nuclear trust fund investments	50	46
Level 1 | Federal agency mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Nuclear trust fund investments	0	0
Level 1 | Commercial mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Nuclear trust fund investments	0	0
Level 1 | Corporate debt securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Nuclear trust fund investments	0	0
Level 1 | Equity securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Nuclear trust fund investments	354	312
Level 1 | Foreign government fixed income securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Nuclear trust fund investments	0	0
Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments in securities (classified within other current and non-current assets)	18	18
U.S. government and federal agency obligations	0	0
Total assets	1,045	1,075
Derivative liabilities	615	664
Level 2 | Commodity contracts
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets	769	796
Derivative liabilities	615	664
Level 2 | Interest rate contracts
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets	29	39
Level 2 | Cash and cash equivalents
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Nuclear trust fund investments	0	0
Level 2 | U.S. government and federal agency obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Nuclear trust fund investments	0	0
Level 2 | Federal agency mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Nuclear trust fund investments	96	100
Level 2 | Commercial mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Nuclear trust fund investments	29	22
Level 2 | Corporate debt securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Nuclear trust fund investments	100	96
Level 2 | Equity securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Nuclear trust fund investments	0	0
Level 2 | Foreign government fixed income securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Nuclear trust fund investments	4	4
Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments in securities (classified within other current and non-current assets)	18	19
U.S. government and federal agency obligations	0	0
Total assets	133	128
Derivative liabilities	117	89
Level 3 | Commodity contracts
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets	115	109
Derivative liabilities	117	89
Level 3 | Interest rate contracts
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets	0	0
Level 3 | Cash and cash equivalents
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Nuclear trust fund investments	0	0
Level 3 | U.S. government and federal agency obligations
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Nuclear trust fund investments	0	0
Level 3 | Federal agency mortgage-backed securities
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Nuclear trust fund investments	0	0
Level 3 | Commercial mortgage-backed securities
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Nuclear trust fund investments	0	0
Level 3 | Corporate debt securities
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Nuclear trust fund investments	0	0
Level 3 | Equity securities
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Nuclear trust fund investments	0	0
Level 3 | Foreign government fixed income securities
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Nuclear trust fund investments	$ 0	$ 0

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