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Contingencies and Legal Proceedings Legal Proceedings (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) Groups Units Agreements	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Legal Proceedings
Number of licensed nuclear units | Units	7
Amount paid for remediation under amended consent decree		$ 100,000
General
Legal Proceedings
Legal loss contingency accrual	$ 13,000,000
Environmental Agreements
Legal Proceedings
Number of similar environmental agreements entered into | Agreements	2
Number of environmental agreements entered into with the EPA | Agreements	1
Number of environmental agreements entered into with environmental advocacy groups | Groups	3
Amount to be invested in certain TVA environmental projects	$ 290,000,000
Amount to be provided to fund environmental projects	279,000,000
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | General
Legal Proceedings
Legal loss contingency accrual	$ 30,000,000

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