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Credit Facilities (Details) | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Apr. 09, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |
Potential maximum borrowing capacity | $ 600,000,000 |  |  |
Line of Credit Facitlity, Covenant Terms, Two Month Term | 2 years |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Covenant Description | 65.00% |  |  |
Ratio of Indebtedness to Net Capital | 0.564 |  |  |
Commercial Paper, Maximum Term | 270 days |  |  |
Commercial Paper | $ 0 |  |  |
FERC Authorized Short-term Debt, effective through February 6, 2014 | 900,000,000 |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding | 0 |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity | 500,000,000 |  |  |
letter of credit facility | 220,000,000 |  |  |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount | 60,000,000 |  |  |
Short-term debt | $ 150,000,000 |  | $ 0 | $ 0
Line of Credit Facitlity, Covenant Terms, Six Month Term | 6 months |  |  |
Line of Credit Facitlity, Covenant Terms, One Month Term | 1 year |  |  |
Line of Credit Facitlity, Covenant Terms, Three Month Term | 3 years |  |  |
Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 150,000,000 |  |

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- Definition Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of short-term borrowings using unsecured obligations issued by banks, corporations and other borrowers to investors. The maturities of these money market securities generally do not exceed 270 days. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03(13)(2)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120398452&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(a)(16)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120400017&loc=d3e572229-122910 Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(19)(a)(3)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(22)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03(16)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120398452&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(16)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120400017&loc=d3e572229-122910 + Details
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