Regulatory Assets and Liabilities (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Regulatory Assets
Regulatory Assets, Current	$ 270	$ 494
Regulatory Asset, Long-term	6,068	5,815
Total Regulatory Assets	6,338	6,309
Regulatory Liabilities
Regulatory Liabilities, Current	493	670
Regulatory Liabilities, Long-term	5,249	4,670
Total Regulatory Liabilities	5,742	5,340
Regulatory Balancing Accounts, Assets
Regulatory Assets
Regulatory Assets, Current	108	223
Regulatory Asset, Long-term	102	69
Energy Derivatives
Regulatory Assets
Regulatory Assets, Current	161	264
Regulatory Asset, Long-term	964	836
Other
Regulatory Assets
Regulatory Assets, Current	1	7
Regulatory Asset, Long-term	335	298
Regulatory Liabilities
Regulatory Liabilities, Current	15	9
Regulatory Liabilities, Long-term	7	4
Deferred Income Taxes - Net
Regulatory Assets
Regulatory Asset, Long-term	2,148	2,020
Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits
Regulatory Assets
Regulatory Asset, Long-term	1,657	1,703
Unamortized Investments - Net
Regulatory Assets
Regulatory Asset, Long-term	484	484
Unamortized Loss on Reacquired Debt
Regulatory Assets
Regulatory Asset, Long-term	233	249
Nuclear-Related Investment - Net
Regulatory Assets
Regulatory Asset, Long-term	145	156
Regulatory Balancing Accounts, Liabilities
Regulatory Liabilities
Regulatory Liabilities, Current	478	661
Regulatory Liabilities, Long-term	1,119	864
Costs of Removal
Regulatory Liabilities
Regulatory Liabilities, Long-term	2,745	2,697
Asset Retirement Obligations
Regulatory Liabilities
Regulatory Liabilities, Long-term	$ 1,378	$ 1,105

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The amount for the individual regulatory asset as itemized in a table of regulatory assets as of the end of the period.

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