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Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Amounts Recognized on TVA's Consolidated Balance Sheet [Line Items]
Operating Lease, Liability, Current		$ 525
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent	$ 720

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from operating lease, classified as current.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from operating lease, classified as noncurrent.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 20
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