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Asset Retirement Obligations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Asset Retirement Obligation, Revision of Estimate | $ (14) | $ 17 | $ 82
Asset Retirement Obligation, Accretion Expense | 10 | 10 | 9
Asset Retirement Obligation, Liabilities Incurred | $ 0 | 3 | 0
Document Period End Date | Dec. 31, 2021 |  |
Decommissioning Liability, Noncurrent | $ 6 |  |
Asset Retirement Obligation, Cash Paid to Settle | 18 | 18 | $ 9
Recorded Third-Party Environmental Recoveries, Amount | 5 | $ 5 |
Asset Retirement Obligation, Liabilities Settled | $ 6 |  |
Asset Retirement Obligations, Significant Changes | 12 million |  |
Environmental Costs Recognized, Recovery Credited to Expense | $ 4 |  |
Utility Plant [Domain] |  |  |
Asset Retirement Obligation, Accretion Expense | 3 |  |
Asset Retirement Obligation, Period Increase (Decrease) | 23 |  |
Non Utility [Member] [Member] |  |  |
Asset Retirement Obligation, Revision of Estimate | 14 |  |
Asset Retirement Obligation, Liabilities Incurred | 3 |  |
Asset Retirement Obligation, Period Increase (Decrease) | $ 21 |  |

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- Definition Amount of accretion expense recognized during the period that is associated with an asset retirement obligation. Accretion expense measures and incorporates changes due to the passage of time into the carrying amount of the liability. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 410 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c)(3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7535-110849 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 410 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392676&loc=d3e7480-110848 + Details
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- Definition Amount of cash paid during the period to settle an asset retirement obligation. Amounts paid to settle an asset retirement obligation are generally included in the operating section of the Statement of Cash Flows. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 17 -Subparagraph (e) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123570139&loc=d3e3367-108585 + Details
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- Definition Amount of a decommissioning liability associated with a legal obligation that a firm incurs when it constructs or operates an asset that must eventually be withdrawn from active service. This may include operating assets such as nuclear power plants or shipping vessels. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 450 -SubTopic 20 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.Y.Q2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011672&loc=d3e149879-122751 + Details
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