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Asset Retirement Obligations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016
Asset Retirement Obligations
Asset retirement obligations, period increase		$ 29
Amortization expense of related regulatory assets		36
Balance at September 30, 2016		4,052
Settlements		(28)
Change in Estimate		20
Accretion (recorded as regulatory asset)		37
Balance at December 31, 2016	[1]	4,081
Nuclear
Asset Retirement Obligations
Balance at September 30, 2016		2,492
Settlements		0
Change in Estimate		0
Accretion (recorded as regulatory asset)		29
Balance at December 31, 2016		2,521
Non-nuclear
Asset Retirement Obligations
Balance at September 30, 2016		1,560
Settlements		(28)
Change in Estimate		20
Accretion (recorded as regulatory asset)		8
Balance at December 31, 2016		1,560
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Asset Retirement Obligations
Current portion of ARO		$ 200	$ 212
[1] The current portion of ARO in the amount of $200 million and $212 million is included in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities at December 31, 2016, and September 30, 2016, respectively.

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Reconciliation of Asset Retirement Obligations [Line Items]

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The current period expense charged against earnings on decontaminating and decommissioning of facilities used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale to allocate or recognize the cost of the assets over their useful lives.

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The carrying amount of a liability for an asset retirement obligation. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 410
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-Section 50
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Current portion of the carrying amount of a liability for an asset retirement obligation. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees.

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Amount of asset retirement obligations settled, or otherwise disposed of, during the period. This may include asset retirement obligations transferred to third parties associated with the sale of a long-lived asset.

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