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Debt and Other Obligations Debt Securities Activity (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Mar. 31, 2018
Mar. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument      
Issues of power bonds   $ 998 $ 999
Redemptions/maturities of power bonds   700 [1] 528
Total redemptions/maturities of debt [1]   747  
Repayments of Notes Payable   29 26
Repayments of debt of variable interest entities   $ 18 $ 17
2018 Series A      
Debt Instrument      
Percent of par value   100.00%  
electronotes      
Debt Instrument      
Redemptions/maturities of power bonds $ 47    
Interest rate 4.10% 3.50%  
2009 Series B      
Debt Instrument      
Redemptions/maturities of power bonds $ 1    
Interest rate 3.77%    
Total      
Debt Instrument      
Percent of par value   100.00%  
Notes payable      
Debt Instrument      
Interest rate   0.86%  
Repayments of Notes Payable   $ 29  
1997 Series E      
Debt Instrument      
Redemptions/maturities of power bonds $ 650 2  
Interest rate 6.25%    
Debt of variable interest entities [Member]      
Debt Instrument      
Repayments of debt of variable interest entities   $ 18  
Other Debt instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage   4.31%  
2018 Series A      
Debt Instrument      
Issues of power bonds   $ 1,000  
Interest rate   2.25%  
Discount on debt issues   $ (2)  
Total      
Debt Instrument      
Issues of power bonds   $ 998  
[1] All redemptions were at 100 percent of par.