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Balance Sheet Components Regulatory Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Mar. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]    
Regulatory Assets, Current $ 72 $ 62
Regulatory assets - noncurrent 448 438
Regulatory Liability, Current 28 31
Regulatory liabilities-noncurrent 1,323 1,288
Removal Costs [Member]    
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]    
Regulatory Liability, Current 0 0
Regulatory liabilities-noncurrent 944 933
Deferred Income Tax Charge [Member]    
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]    
Regulatory Liability, Current 0 0
Regulatory liabilities-noncurrent 281 277
Environmental Restoration Costs [Member]    
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]    
Regulatory Liability, Current 2 3
Regulatory liabilities-noncurrent 0 0
Asset Retirement Obligation Costs [Member]    
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]    
Regulatory Liability, Current 0 0
Regulatory liabilities-noncurrent 53 52
Other Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Member]    
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]    
Regulatory Liability, Current 26 28
Regulatory liabilities-noncurrent 45 26
Deferred Derivative Gain (Loss) [Member]    
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]    
Regulatory Assets, Current 62 53
Regulatory assets - noncurrent 144 151
Pension and Other Postretirement Plans Costs [Member]    
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]    
Regulatory Assets, Current 0 0
Regulatory assets - noncurrent 214 218
Loss on Reacquired Debt [Member]    
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]    
Regulatory Assets, Current 0 0
Regulatory assets - noncurrent 18 19
Environmental Restoration Costs [Member]    
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]    
Regulatory Assets, Current 0 0
Regulatory assets - noncurrent 25 0
Other Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) [Member]    
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]    
Regulatory Assets, Current 10 9
Regulatory assets - noncurrent $ 47 $ 50