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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net income $ 961us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 18us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 199us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization expense(1) 649us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization [1] 638us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization [1] 605us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization [1]
Debt extinguishment costs 36cpn_NonCashGainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 43cpn_NonCashGainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 0cpn_NonCashGainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
Deferred income taxes 5us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredIncomeTaxes 14us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredIncomeTaxes 1us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredIncomeTaxes
Impairment losses 123us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 16us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
(Gain) on sale of assets, net (753)us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1 0us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1 (222)us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1
Mark-to-market activity, net (353)us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives [2] 12us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives [2] (72)us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives [2]
(Income) from unconsolidated investments in power plants (25)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments (30)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments (28)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Return on unconsolidated investments in power plants 13us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions 25us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions 24us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions
Stock-based compensation expense 36us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 36us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 25us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Other (4)us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense 1us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense 11us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:      
Accounts receivable (87)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable (113)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable 159us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable
Derivative instruments, net (63)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDerivativeAssetsAndLiabilities (7)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDerivativeAssetsAndLiabilities (52)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDerivativeAssetsAndLiabilities
Other assets 151us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets (148)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets (57)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 185us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities (1)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities (86)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities
Settlement of non-hedging interest rate swaps 0us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities 0us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities 156us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities
Other liabilities (20)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherAccountsPayable 45us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherAccountsPayable (10)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherAccountsPayable
Net cash provided by operating activities 854us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 549us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 653us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (492)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (575)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (637)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Proceeds from sale of power plants, interests and other 1,573us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment 1us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment 825us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Purchase of Bosque, Fore River and Guadalupe Energy Centers (1,197)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired (432)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
Settlement of non-hedging interest rate swaps 0us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromDerivativeInstrumentInvestingActivities 0us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromDerivativeInstrumentInvestingActivities (156)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromDerivativeInstrumentInvestingActivities
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash 28us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash (18)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash (59)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash
Purchases of deferred transmission credits 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireIntangibleAssets 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireIntangibleAssets (12)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireIntangibleAssets
Other 4us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities (1)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities 1us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities
Net cash used in investing activities (84)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities (593)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities (470)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Proceeds from Issuance of Secured Debt 420us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSecuredDebt 1,587us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSecuredDebt 835us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSecuredDebt
Repayments of Secured Debt (45)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfSecuredDebt (1,031)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfSecuredDebt (19)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfSecuredDebt
Proceeds from Issuance of Unsecured Debt 2,800us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfUnsecuredDebt 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfUnsecuredDebt 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfUnsecuredDebt
Borrowings under First Lien Notes 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebt 1,234us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebt 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebt
Repayments of First Lien Notes (2,920)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfSeniorDebt (1,550)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfSeniorDebt (590)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfSeniorDebt
Borrowings from project financing, notes payable and other 79us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt 182us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt 389us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
Repayments of project financing, notes payable and other (178)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfOtherLongTermDebt (66)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfOtherLongTermDebt (289)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfOtherLongTermDebt
Payments to Noncontrolling Interests (15)us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders 0us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders 0us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders
Financing costs (56)us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts (53)us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts (20)us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts
Stock repurchases (1,100)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock (623)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock (463)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
Proceeds from exercises of stock options 20us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised 20us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised 5us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised
Other 1us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities 1us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities 1us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities
Net cash used in financing activities (994)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities (299)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities (151)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (224)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease (343)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease 32us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 941us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 1,284us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 1,252us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 717us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 941us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 1,284us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash paid during the period for:      
Interest, net of amounts capitalized 610us-gaap_InterestPaidNet 672us-gaap_InterestPaidNet 719us-gaap_InterestPaidNet
Income taxes 23us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid 24us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid 16us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:      
Change in capital expenditures included in accounts payable 3us-gaap_CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid 27us-gaap_CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid 19us-gaap_CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid
Additions to property, plant and equipment through assumption of long-term note payable 0us-gaap_NotesAssumed1 0us-gaap_NotesAssumed1 8us-gaap_NotesAssumed1
Additions to property, plant and equipment through capital leases $ 19us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsIncurred $ 0us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsIncurred $ 5us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsIncurred
[1] Includes depreciation and amortization included in fuel and purchased energy expense and interest expense on our Consolidated Statements of Operations.
[2] In addition to changes in market value on derivatives not designated as hedges, changes in mark-to-market gain (loss) also includes de-designation of interest rate swap cash flow hedges and related reclassification from AOCI into earnings, hedge ineffectiveness and adjustments to reflect changes in credit default risk exposure.