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Debt (Textuals 2) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2009
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Finance Costs, Gross | $ 14 |  |  |  |
Power generation capacity | 11,391 |  | 13,656 |  |
Letters of credit issued | 581 | [1] | 588 | [1] |
Long-term Debt | 10,425 |  | 10,256 |  |
Debt extinguishment costs | (94) |  | (91) |  | (76)
Loans Payable, New [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount | 360 |  |  |  |
Deferred Finance Costs, Gross | 5 |  |  |  |
Russell City Project [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount | 845 |  |  |  |
Deferred Finance Costs, Gross | 27 |  |  |  |
Power generation capacity | 619 |  |  |  |
Construction Loan Facility | 700 |  |  |  |
Project Letter of Credit Facility | 77 |  |  |  |
Debt Service Letter of Credit Facility | 68 |  |  |  |
Term Loan Period | 10 |  |  |  |
Applicable Margin Range Percentage Above British Bankers' Association Interest Settlement Rates | 2.25% |  |  |  |
Amount Drawn Under Construction Loan | 244 |  |  |  |
Letters of credit issued | 61 |  |  |  |
Los Esteros Project [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount | 373 |  |  |  |
Deferred Finance Costs, Gross | 12 |  |  |  |
Construction Loan Facility | 305 |  |  |  |
Project Letter of Credit Facility | 38 |  |  |  |
Debt Service Letter of Credit Facility | 30 |  |  |  |
Applicable Margin Range Percentage Above British Bankers' Association Interest Settlement Rates | 2.25% |  |  |  |
Amount Drawn Under Construction Loan | 83 |  |  |  |
Letters of credit issued | 30 |  |  |  |
Notes Payable to Banks [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  | 1,258 | [2] |
CCFC Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  |  | 1,000
Deferred Finance Costs, Gross |  |  |  |  | 21
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  | 8.00%
Debt extinguishment costs |  |  |  |  | $ 49
Los Esteros Project [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Power generation capacity | 188 |  |  |  |
Power generation capacity after upgrade | 308 |  |  |  |
[1] | When we entered into our Corporate Revolving Facility on December 10, 2010, the letters of credit issued under our First Lien Credit Facility were either replaced by letters of credit issued under the Corporate Revolving Facility or back-stopped by an irrevocable standby letter of credit issued by a third party. Our letters of credit issued under our Corporate Revolving Facility used for our commodity procurement and risk management activities as of December 31, 2010 include those that were back-stopped of approximately $63 million. The back-stopped letters of credit were returned and extinguished during the first quarter of 2011.
[2] | On March 9, 2011, we borrowed $1.3 billion under the Term Loan and repaid and terminated the NDH Project Debt as discussed below.

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