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Assets and Liabilities with Recurring Fair Value Measurements (Textuals) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2009
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | $ 30 |  | $ 38 |  | $ 105 |
Included in net income: |  |  |  |  |  |
Included in operating revenues | 5 | [1] | 7 | [1] | 14 | [1]
Included in fuel and purchased energy expense | 0 | [2] | 0 | [2] | 5 | [2]
Included in OCI | 2 |  | 2 |  | (4) |
Purchases, issuances and settlements: |  |  |  |  |  |
Settlements | (18) |  | (20) |  | (48) |
Transfers into level 3 | (2) | [3],[4] | 0 | [3],[4] | 0 | [3],[4]
Transfers out of level 3 | 0 | [4],[5] | 3 | [4],[5] | (34) | [4],[5]
Balance, end of period | 17 |  | 30 |  | 38 |
Fair Value, Assets Measured with Unobservable Inputs on Recurring Basis, Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) Held At Period End | 5 | [2] | 7 | [2] | 19 | [2]
Assets and Liabilities with Recurring Fair Value Measurements (Textuals) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Equivalents Included In Cash And Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure | 1,249 |  | 1,094 |  |  |
Cash Equivalents Included In Restricted Cash, Fair Value Disclosure | $ 166 |  | $ 203 |  |  |
[1] | For power contracts and Heat Rate swaps and options, included on our Consolidated Statements of Operations.
[2] | For natural gas contracts, swaps and options, included on our Consolidated Statements of Operations.
[3] | We had $2 million in losses transferred out of level 2 into level 3 for the year ended December 31, 2011, due to changes in market liquidity in various power and natural gas markets.There were no significant transfers into level 3 for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009.
[4] | We transfer amounts among levels of the fair value hierarchy as of the end of each period. There were no significant transfers into/out of level 1 during the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009.
[5] | There were no significant transfers out of level 3 for the year ended 2011. We had $3 million in losses and $(34) million in (gains) transferred out of level 3 into level 2 for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, due to changes in market liquidity in various power markets.

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