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Regulatory Assets and Liabilities Regulatory Assets and Liabilities - by Reportable Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Schedule of Regulatory Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Regulatory Assets	$ 963	$ 961
Regulatory Liabilities	$ 750	$ 877

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[Line Items] for Schedule of Regulatory Assets and Liabilities [Table]

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The amount for the individual regulatory asset as itemized in a table of regulatory assets as of the end of the period.

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-Topic 980
-SubTopic 340
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Publisher FASB
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The amount for the individual regulatory liability as itemized in a table of regulatory liabilities as of the end of the period.

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-Topic 980
-SubTopic 405
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 25
-Paragraph 1
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147481854/980-405-25-1

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