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Derivatives and Risk Management Activities (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified |  | 3 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2012 PNG contract | Mar. 31, 2012 Forward starting interest rate swaps terminated in January 2011 contract | Mar. 31, 2012 6 forward starting swaps (30-year) contract | Mar. 31, 2012 2 forward starting swaps (30-year) contract | Mar. 31, 2012 10 forward starting swaps (30-year) contract | Mar. 31, 2012 4 forward starting swaps (10-year) contract | Jul. 31, 2009 Interest Rate Swaps contract | Mar. 31, 2012 Interest Rate Swaps contract
Interest Rate Risk Hedging |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net deferred losses from interest rate risk hedging included in AOCI | $ (82) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of outstanding interest rate swaps (in contracts) |  | 3 |  | 6 | 2 | 10 |  | 4 |
Number of terminated interest rate swaps (in contracts) |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 4 |  |
Rate of fixed interest to be received on interest rate swap (as a percent) |  | 0.95% | 3.60% | 4.24% | 3.94% | 3.60% | 3.46% | 4.25% |
Notional amount of interest rate derivatives |  | 100 | 100 | 250 | 50 | 250 | 200 | 300 |
Cash payment for (proceeds from) termination of interest rate swaps |  |  | $ (12) |  |  |  | $ 24 |  |
Basis for variable interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | three-month LIBOR plus a spread on a notional principal amount |
Additional average spread over LIBOR (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.42% |
Number of interest rate swaps that terminate in June 2014 (in contracts) |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of interest rate swaps that terminate in August 2014 (in contracts) |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of interest rate swaps that terminated in 2011 (in contracts) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Number of interest rate swaps that terminate in 2012 (in contracts) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2

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