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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] |
Property, Pland and Equipment with Useful Life Classification | The following table summarizes the components of the electric generation and distribution assets and other property, plant and equipment (in millions) with their estimated useful lives (in years). The amounts are stated net of all prior asset impairment losses recognized.
|  |  | December 31,
| Estimated Useful Life | 2017 |  | 2016
Electric generation and distribution facilities | 8 - 40 |  | $ | 21,529 |  |  | $ | 22,337 |
Other buildings | 5 - 71 |  | 1,971 |  |  | 1,906 |
Furniture, fixtures and equipment | 2 - 32 |  | 284 |  |  | 303 |
Other | 5 - 44 |  | 335 |  |  | 365 |
Total electric generation and distribution assets and other |  |  | 24,119 |  |  | 24,911 |
Accumulated depreciation |  |  | (7,942 | ) |  | (7,919 | )
Net electric generation and distribution assets and other |  |  | $ | 16,177 |  |  | $ | 16,992 |
Interest Capitalized During Development And Construction | The following table summarizes depreciation expense (including the amortization of assets recorded under capital leases and the amortization of asset retirement obligations) and interest capitalized during development and construction on qualifying assets for the periods indicated (in millions):
Years Ended December 31, |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Depreciation expense |  | $ | 1,005 |  |  | $ | 1,002 |  |  | $ | 958 |
Interest capitalized during development and construction |  | 139 |  |  | 118 |  |  | 84 |
Net Asset Value Of Regulated And Non-Regulated Assets And Accumulated Depreciation | The following table summarizes regulated and non-regulated generation and distribution property, plant and equipment and accumulated depreciation as of the dates indicated (in millions):
December 31, |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Regulated generation, distribution assets and other, gross |  | $ | 8,093 |  |  | $ | 7,815 |
Regulated accumulated depreciation |  | (3,357 | ) |  | (3,299 | )
Regulated generation, distribution assets and other, net |  | 4,736 |  |  | 4,516 |
Non-regulated generation, distribution assets and other, gross |  | 16,026 |  |  | 17,096 |
Non-regulated accumulated depreciation |  | (4,585 | ) |  | (4,620 | )
Non-regulated generation, distribution assets and other, net |  | 11,441 |  |  | 12,476 |
Net electric generation, distribution assets and other |  | $ | 16,177 |  |  | $ | 16,992 |
Schedule of Change in Asset Retirement Obligation | The following table presents amounts recognized related to asset retirement obligations for the periods indicated (in millions):
|  | 2017 |  | 2016
Balance at January 1 |  | $ | 357 |  |  | $ | 247 |
Additional liabilities incurred |  | 1 |  |  | 12 |
Liabilities settled |  | (21 | ) |  | (4 | )
Accretion expense |  | 16 |  |  | 15 |
Change in estimated cash flows |  | 25 |  |  | 86 |
Other |  | (10 | ) |  | 1 |
Balance at December 31 |  | $ | 368 |  |  | $ | 357 |

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