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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2009 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Gener Subsidiary [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Cartagena Affiliate [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 DPL Subsidiary [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Regulated Revenue [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2010 Regulated Revenue [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2009 Regulated Revenue [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Regulated Cost Of Sales [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2010 Regulated Cost Of Sales [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2009 Regulated Cost Of Sales [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Interest Rate Derivatives USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2010 Interest Rate Derivatives USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2009 Interest Rate Derivatives USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Interest Rate Derivatives Cartagena Affiliate [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2010 Interest Rate Derivatives Cartagena Affiliate [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Interest Rate Derivatives Interest expense [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2010 Interest Rate Derivatives Interest expense [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2009 Interest Rate Derivatives Interest expense [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Interest Rate Derivatives Non-regulated cost of sales USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2010 Interest Rate Derivatives Non-regulated cost of sales USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2009 Interest Rate Derivatives Non-regulated cost of sales USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Interest Rate Derivatives Net Equity In Earnings Of Affiliates [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2010 Interest Rate Derivatives Net Equity In Earnings Of Affiliates [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2009 Interest Rate Derivatives Net Equity In Earnings Of Affiliates [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Interest Rate Derivatives Discontinued Operations [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2010 Interest Rate Derivatives Discontinued Operations [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2009 Interest Rate Derivatives Discontinued Operations [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Cross Currency Swaps USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2010 Cross Currency Swaps USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2009 Cross Currency Swaps USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Cross Currency Swaps Interest expense [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2010 Cross Currency Swaps Interest expense [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2009 Cross Currency Swaps Interest expense [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Cross Currency Swaps Foreign currency transaction gains (losses) USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2010 Cross Currency Swaps Foreign currency transaction gains (losses) USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2009 Cross Currency Swaps Foreign currency transaction gains (losses) USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Currency USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2010 Foreign Currency USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2009 Foreign Currency USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Currency Foreign currency transaction gains (losses) USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2010 Foreign Currency Foreign currency transaction gains (losses) USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2009 Foreign Currency Foreign currency transaction gains (losses) USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Currency Net Equity In Earnings Of Affiliates [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2010 Foreign Currency Net Equity In Earnings Of Affiliates [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2009 Foreign Currency Net Equity In Earnings Of Affiliates [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Commodity and Other Derivatives [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2010 Commodity and Other Derivatives [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2009 Commodity and Other Derivatives [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Commodity and Other Derivatives [Member] Non-regulated revenue USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2010 Commodity and Other Derivatives [Member] Non-regulated revenue USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2009 Commodity and Other Derivatives [Member] Non-regulated revenue USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Commodity and Other Derivatives [Member] Non-regulated cost of sales USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2010 Commodity and Other Derivatives [Member] Non-regulated cost of sales USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2009 Commodity and Other Derivatives [Member] Non-regulated cost of sales USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Commodity and Other Derivatives [Member] Discontinued Operations [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2010 Commodity and Other Derivatives [Member] Discontinued Operations [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2009 Commodity and Other Derivatives [Member] Discontinued Operations [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2010 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2010 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Level 1 [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2010 Level 1 [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Level 2 [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2010 Level 2 [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Level 3 [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2010 Level 3 [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Interest Rate Derivatives Libor USD [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Interest Rate Derivatives Euribor EUR [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Interest Rate Derivatives Libor GBP [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Interest Rate Derivatives Current [Member] Libor USD [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Interest Rate Derivatives Current [Member] Euribor EUR [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Interest Rate Derivatives Current [Member] Euribor EUR [Member] EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2011 Interest Rate Derivatives Current [Member] Libor GBP [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Interest Rate Derivatives Current [Member] Libor GBP [Member] GBP (£) | Dec. 31, 2011 Interest Rate Derivatives Maximum [Member] Libor USD [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Interest Rate Derivatives Maximum [Member] Euribor EUR [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Interest Rate Derivatives Maximum [Member] Euribor EUR [Member] EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2011 Interest Rate Derivatives Maximum [Member] Libor GBP [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Interest Rate Derivatives Maximum [Member] Libor GBP [Member] GBP (£) | Dec. 31, 2011 Cross Currency Swaps Chilean Unidad De Fomento CLF [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Cross Currency Swaps Chilean Unidad De Fomento CLF [Member] CLF | Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Currency Options [Member] Euro EUR [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Currency Options [Member] Euro EUR [Member] EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Currency Options [Member] Brazilian Real BRL [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Currency Options [Member] Brazilian Real BRL [Member] BRL | Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Currency Options [Member] Philippine Peso PHP [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Currency Options [Member] Philippine Peso PHP [Member] PHP | Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Currency Options [Member] British Pound GBP [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Currency Options [Member] British Pound GBP [Member] GBP (£) | Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Currency Forwards [Member] Euro EUR [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Currency Forwards [Member] British Pound GBP [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Currency Forwards [Member] British Pound GBP [Member] GBP (£) | Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Currency Forwards [Member] Chilean Peso CLP [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Currency Forwards [Member] Chilean Peso CLP [Member] CLP | Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Currency Forwards [Member] Colombian Peso COP [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Currency Forwards [Member] Colombian Peso COP [Member] COP | Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Currency Forwards [Member] Argentine Peso ARS [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Currency Forwards [Member] Argentine Peso ARS [Member] ARS | Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Currency Forwards [Member] Hungarian Forint HUF [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Currency Forwards [Member] Current [Member] Euro EUR [Member] EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Currency Forwards [Member] Current [Member] Hungarian Forint HUF [Member] HUF | Dec. 31, 2011 Embedded Foreign Currency Derivatives [Member] Euro EUR [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Embedded Foreign Currency Derivatives [Member] Euro EUR [Member] EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2011 Embedded Foreign Currency Derivatives [Member] Philippine Peso PHP [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Embedded Foreign Currency Derivatives [Member] Philippine Peso PHP [Member] PHP | Dec. 31, 2011 Embedded Foreign Currency Derivatives [Member] Argentine Peso ARS [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Embedded Foreign Currency Derivatives [Member] Argentine Peso ARS [Member] ARS | Dec. 31, 2011 Embedded Foreign Currency Derivatives [Member] Kazakhstani Tenge KZT [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Embedded Foreign Currency Derivatives [Member] Kazakhstani Tenge KZT [Member] KZT | Dec. 31, 2011 Commodity Natural Gas MMBTU [Member] MMBTU | Dec. 31, 2011 Commodity Petcoke Metric Tons [Member] MetricTons | Dec. 31, 2011 Commodity Aluminum M Wh [Member] MWh | Dec. 31, 2011 Commodity Coal Metric Tons [Member] MetricTons | Dec. 31, 2011 Commodity Heating Oil Gallons [Member] gallon
Derivative Tables [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional Amount Of Interest Rate Derivatives | $ 3,800 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,628 | $ 872 | € 673 | $ 90 | £ 58 | $ 4,697 | $ 872 | € 673 | $ 128 | £ 82 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Remaining Term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11 | 11 | 13 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 | 14 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 2 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 |  |  | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1
% of Debt Currently Hedged by Index |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 67.00% | 63.00% | 87.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 85.00% | 85.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional Amount Of Foreign Currency Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 240 |  | 54 | 38 | 52 | 86 | 10 | 414 | 44 | 27 | 154 | 16 | 11 | 145 | 72,169 | 13 | 23,993 | 13 | 61 | 5 | 113 | 1,236 | 3 | 3 | 312 | 13,692 | 218 | 938 | 200 | 29,635 |  |  |  |  |
Notional (CLF) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Probability Adjusted Notional |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52 |  | 49 |  | 7 |  | 35 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31,000,000 | 13,000,000 | 16,000,000 | 4,000,000 | 3,000,000
Current assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency derivatives | 28 | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity and other derivatives | 21 | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total current assets | 49 | 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 | 0 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 7 | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncurrent assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate derivatives | 0 | 49 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency derivatives | 61 | 27 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 0 | 58 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 27 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cross currency derivatives | 1 | 12 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity and other derivatives | 9 | 20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 16 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total noncurrent assets | 71 | 108 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 61 | 67 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 53 | 59 | 55 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 120 | 119 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16 | 61 | 104 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 58 | 66 | 61 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate derivatives | 119 | 118 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 110 | 107 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 118 | 22 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cross currency derivatives | 5 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency derivatives | 6 | 13 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity and other derivatives | 23 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total current liabilities | 153 | 133 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 116 | 117 | 37 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 131 | 34 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncurrent liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate derivatives | 440 | 201 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 425 | 186 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 334 | 200 | 106 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cross currency derivatives | 14 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency derivatives | 20 | 23 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity and other derivatives | 63 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 50 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total noncurrent liabilities | 537 | 225 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 442 | 186 | 95 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 357 | 215 | 180 | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total liabilities | 690 | 358 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 558 | 303 | 132 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 476 | 346 | 214 | 12 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AOCI to be recognized in next 12 months table |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  | (94) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (101) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain Loss By Type Of Derivative Tables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gains (Losses) Recognized in AOCL | (487) | (249) | 219 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (475) | (243) | 49 | (49) | (29) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (36) | 11 | 48 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24 | (9) | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | (8) | 120 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gains (Losses) Reclassified from AOCL into Earnings | (159) | (90) | (24) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (125) | (108) | (72) | (3) | (2) | 0 | (4) | (1) | 0 | 0 | (113) | (35) |  |  |  | (10) | (1) | 2 | (16) | 25 | 43 |  |  |  | 1 | (3) | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 3 | (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 190 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gains (Losses) Recognized in Earnings (ineffective portion) | (12) | (10) | (20) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (6) | (15) | (8) |  |  |  | (2) | 0 | (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4) | 5 | (11) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gains (Losses) Recognized in Earnings (not designated as hedging instruments) | (31) | (21) | (93) |  |  |  | 1 | 0 | 0 | (5) | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | (4) | (9) | (26) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 57 | (36) | (38) | 0 | (2) | 0 |  |  |  | (71) | 21 | 1 | (9) | 5 | (30) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Footnotes To AOCI Gain Loss Tables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain Loss Reclassified Into Earnings Discontinuance Of Cash Flow Hedge Net | 0 | (1) | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IPL Regulatory Activity Narrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change In Regulatory Asset Resulting From Change In Derivative Fair Value | 5 | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change In Regulatory Liability Resulting From Change In Derivative Fair Value | 8 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Risk-Related Contingent Features [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net liability position, derivative transactions |  |  |  | 18 |  | 28 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collateral posted for derivative transactions | 16 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Collateral Received From Counterparties | $ 3 | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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