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Fair Value (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Fair Value Disclosure Tables [Abstract] |
Fair Value Summary Table |
|  |  |  | December 31,
|  |  |  | 2011 |  | 2010
|  |  |  | Carrying |  | Fair |  | Carrying |  | Fair
|  |  |  | Amount |  | Value |  | Amount |  | Value
|  |  |  | (in millions)
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Marketable securities |  | $ | 1,356 |  | $ | 1,356 |  | $ | 1,760 |  | $ | 1,760
| Derivatives |  |  | 120 |  |  | 120 |  |  | 119 |  |  | 119
|  | Total assets |  | $ | 1,476 |  | $ | 1,476 |  | $ | 1,879 |  | $ | 1,879
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Debt |  | $ | 22,020 |  | $ | 22,502 |  | $ | 18,199 |  | $ | 18,725
| Derivatives |  |  | 690 |  |  | 690 |  |  | 358 |  |  | 358
|  | Total liabilities |  | $ | 22,710 |  | $ | 23,192 |  | $ | 18,557 |  | $ | 19,083
Fair Value Hierarchy For Recurring Measurements Table |
|  |  |  | Quoted Market |  | Significant |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  | Prices in Active |  | Other |  | Significant |  |  |
|  |  |  | Market for |  | Observable |  | Unobservable |  | Total
|  |  |  | Identical Assets |  | Inputs |  | Inputs |  | December 31,
|  |  |  | (Level 1) |  | (Level 2) |  | (Level 3) |  | 2011
|  |  |  | (in millions)
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Available-for-sale securities |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | 1,339 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 1,340
| Trading securities |  |  | 12 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 12
| Derivatives |  |  | 2 |  |  | 52 |  |  | 66 |  |  | 120
|  | Total assets |  | $ | 15 |  | $ | 1,391 |  | $ | 66 |  | $ | 1,472
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Derivatives |  | $ | - |  | $ | 476 |  | $ | 214 |  | $ | 690
|  | Total liabilities |  | $ | - |  | $ | 476 |  | $ | 214 |  | $ | 690
|  |  |  | Quoted Market |  | Significant |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  | Prices in Active |  | Other |  | Significant |  |  |
|  |  |  | Market for |  | Observable |  | Unobservable |  | Total
|  |  |  | Identical Assets |  | Inputs |  | Inputs |  | December 31,
|  |  |  | (Level 1) |  | (Level 2) |  | (Level 3) |  | 2010
|  |  |  | (in millions)
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Available-for-sale securities |  | $ | 8 |  | $ | 1,700 |  | $ | 42 |  | $ | 1,750
| Trading securities |  |  | 10 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 10
| Derivatives |  |  | - |  |  | 58 |  |  | 61 |  |  | 119
|  | Total assets |  | $ | 18 |  | $ | 1,758 |  | $ | 103 |  | $ | 1,879
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Derivatives |  | $ | - |  | $ | 346 |  | $ | 12 |  | $ | 358
|  | Total liabilities |  | $ | - |  | $ | 346 |  | $ | 12 |  | $ | 358
Derivatives Level 3 Rollforward Table |
|  |  |  | Year Ended December 31, 2011
|  |  |  | Interest |  | Cross |  | Foreign |  | Commodity |  |
|  |  |  | Rate |  | Currency |  | Currency |  | & Other |  | Total
|  |  | (in millions)
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | (1) |  | $ | 10 |  | $ | 22 |  | $ | 18 |  | $ | 49
| Total gains (losses) (realized and unrealized): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Included in earnings(1) |  |  | - |  |  | (4) |  |  | 32 |  |  | (71) |  |  | (43)
|  | Included in other comprehensive income |  |  | (13) |  |  | (37) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (50)
|  | Included in regulatory assets |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 8 |  |  | 8
| Settlements |  |  | - |  |  | 13 |  |  | (3) |  |  | (8) |  |  | 2
| Transfers of assets (liabilities) into Level 3(2) |  |  | (117) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (117)
| Transfers of (assets) liabilities out of Level 3(2) |  |  | 3 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 3
Balance at end of period |  | $ | (128) |  | $ | (18) |  | $ | 51 |  | $ | (53) |  | $ | (148)
Total gains (losses) for the period included in earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| attributable to the change in unrealized gains (losses) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| relating to assets and liabilities held at the end of the period |  | $ | - |  | $ | (2) |  | $ | 29 |  | $ | (71) |  | $ | (44)
|  |  |  | Year Ended December 31, 2010
|  |  |  | Interest |  | Cross |  | Foreign |  | Commodity |  |
|  |  |  | Rate |  | Currency |  | Currency |  | & Other |  | Total
|  |  | (in millions)
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | (12) |  | $ | (12) |  | $ | - |  | $ | 24 |  | $ | -
| Total gains (losses) (realized and unrealized): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Included in earnings(1) |  |  | 1 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 51
|  | Included in other comprehensive income |  |  | (12) |  |  | 13 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1
|  | Included in regulatory assets |  |  | (3) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |  |  | (2)
| Settlements |  |  | 7 |  |  | 5 |  |  | (1) |  |  | (28) |  |  | (17)
| Transfers of assets (liabilities) into Level 3(2) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (2) |  |  | - |  |  | (2)
| Transfers of (assets) liabilities out of Level 3(2) |  |  | 18 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 18
Balance at end of period |  | $ | (1) |  | $ | 10 |  | $ | 22 |  | $ | 18 |  | $ | 49
Total gains (losses) for the period included in earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| attributable to the change in unrealized gains (losses) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| relating to assets and liabilities held at the end of the period |  | $ | - |  | $ | 7 |  | $ | 24 |  | $ | 9 |  | $ | 40
Available For Sale Securities Level 3 Rollforward Table |
|  |  |  | Year Ended December 31,
|  |  |  | 2011 |  | 2010
|  |  | (in millions)
Balance at beginning of period(1) |  | $ | 42 |  | $ | 42
| Settlements |  |  | (42) |  |  | -
Balance at end of period |  | $ | - |  | $ | 42
Total gains (losses) for the period included in earnings attributable to the |  |  |  |  |  |
| change in unrealized gains/losses relating to assets held at the |  |  |  |  |  |
| end of the period |  | $ | - |  | $ | -
Fair Value Assets Measured On Nonrecurring Basis Text Block |
|  |  |  |  |  | Year Ended December 31, 2011
|  |  |  | Carrying |  | Fair Value |  | Gross
|  |  |  | Amount |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | (Gain) Loss
|  |  |  | (in millions)
Long-lived assets held and used: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Wind turbines and deposits |  | $ | 161 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 45 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 116
| Tisza II |  |  | 94 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 42 |  |  | 52
| Kelanitissa |  |  | 66 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 24 |  |  | 42
| Bohemia |  |  | 14 |  |  | - |  |  | 5 |  |  | - |  |  | 9
Discontinued operations and |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
businesses held for sale: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Edelap, Edes and Central Dique |  |  | 350 |  |  | - |  |  | 4 |  |  | - |  |  | 346
| Carbon reduction projects |  |  | 49 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 40(1)
| Wind projects |  |  | 22 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 22
| Borsod(2) |  |  | (9) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | -
| Eastern Energy(2) |  |  | (123) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | -
| Thames(2) |  |  | (7) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | -
| Brazil Telecom businesses |  |  | 142 |  |  | - |  |  | 893 |  |  |  |  |  | (751)
Equity method affiliates: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Yangcheng |  |  | 100 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 26 |  |  | 74
Goodwill: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Chigen |  |  | 17 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 17
|  |  |  |  |  | Year Ended December 31, 2010
|  |  |  | Carrying |  | Fair Value |  | Gross
|  |  |  | Amount |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | (Gain) Loss
|  |  |  | (in millions)
Long-lived assets held and used: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Southland (Huntington Beach) |  | $ | 288 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 88 |  | $ | 200
| Tisza II |  |  | 160 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 75 |  |  | 85
| Deepwater |  |  | 83 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 4 |  |  | 79
Discontinued operations and |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
businesses held for sale: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Eastern Energy |  |  | 827 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 827
| Barka |  |  | 20 |  |  | - |  |  | 124 |  |  | - |  |  | (104)
| Ras Laffan |  |  | 120 |  |  | - |  |  | 226 |  |  | - |  |  | (106)
Goodwill: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Deepwater |  |  | 18 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 18
| Other |  |  | 3 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 3

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