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Assets and Liabilities with Recurring Fair Value Measurements (Textuals) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2011
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | $ (10) |  | $ 21 |  | $ 17 |  | $ 30 |  |
Included in net income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Included in operating revenues | 1 | [1] | (8) | [1] | 3 | [1] | (1) | [1] |
Included in fuel and purchased energy expense | 1 | [2] | 1 | [2] | 1 | [2] | 1 | [2] |
Included in OCI | 0 |  | (2) |  | 1 |  | 3 |  |
Purchases, issuances and settlements: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Issues | (1) |  | 0 |  | (1) |  | 0 |  |
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Settlements | 25 |  | 16 |  | (4) |  | (6) |  |
Fair Value, Liabilities, Level 2 to Level 1 Transfers, Amount | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Fair Value, Liabilities, Level 1 to Level 2 Transfers, Amount | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Transfers into level 3 | 0 | [3] | 0 | [3] | 0 | [3] | 0 | [3] |
Transfers out of Level 3 | 0 | [4] | 1 | [4] | 1 | [4] | 0 | [4] |
Balance, end of period | 16 |  | 27 |  | 16 |  | 27 |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured with Unobservable Inputs on Recurring Basis, Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) Held At Period End | 2 |  | (7) |  | 4 |  | 0 |  |
Assets and Liabilities with Recurring Fair Value Measurements (Textuals) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Equivalents Included In Cash And Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure | 1,074 |  |  |  | 1,074 |  |  |  | 1,249
Cash Equivalents Included In Restricted Cash, Fair Value Disclosure | $ 201 |  |  |  | $ 201 |  |  |  | $ 166
[1] | For power contracts and Heat Rate swaps and options, included on our Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations.
[2] | For natural gas contracts, swaps and options, included on our Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations.
[3] | There were no transfers out of level 2 into level 3 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.
[4] | We had nil and $1 million in gains transferred out of level 3 into level 2 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. There were $1 million in gains and nil transferred out of level 3 into level 2 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

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