Asset Retirement Obligation Period Increase Decrease.

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Asset Retirement Obligations.

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Asset Retirement Obligations, Transfers

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The carrying amount of a liability for an asset retirement obligation. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees.

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Amount of accretion expense recognized during the period that is associated with an asset retirement obligation. Accretion expense measures and incorporates changes due to the passage of time into the carrying amount of the liability.

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Amount of asset retirement obligations settled, or otherwise disposed of, during the period. This may include asset retirement obligations transferred to third parties associated with the sale of a long-lived asset.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in asset retirement obligations.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the asset retirement obligation from changes in the amount or timing of the estimated cash flows associated with the settlement of the obligation.

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Decommission fund to pay for the costs of decontaminating and decommissioning of facilities through collection of revenues derived from utility assessments and government appropriations. Decommission fund investment for the process whereby a power station, at the end of its economic life, is taken permanently out of service and its site made available for other purposes. In the case of a nuclear station this comprises three different states of clearance. Immediately after the final closure, radioactive material such as nuclear fuel and operational waste is removed and the buildings surrounding the reactor shield are dismantled and finally the reactor itself is dismantled.

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Asset Retirement Obligations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Asset Retirement Obligations [Line Items]
Nuclear plant decommissioning trusts	$ 790			$ 790	$ 822
Changes to the asset retirement obligations
Beginning Balance				570	581
Transfer of BV-2 liability to NG					(49)
Changes in timing and amount of estimated cash flows				203
Liabilities settled				(1)	(1)
Accretion				40	39
Ending Balance	812			$ 812	$ 570
Pleasants Power Station \| McElroy's Run Impoundment Site
Changes to the asset retirement obligations
Increase in asset retirement obligation		$ 43
Beaver Valley Unit 2
Changes to the asset retirement obligations
Transfer of BV-2 liability to NG			$ 49
TMI-2
Changes to the asset retirement obligations
Increase in asset retirement obligation	$ 172