Use of Collateral (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Mar. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
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| Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Margin deposits | [1] | $ 94 | $ 89 | ||||||||
| Natural gas and power prepayments | 36 | 34 | |||||||||
| Total margin deposits and natural gas and power prepayments with our counterparties | [2] | 130 | 123 | ||||||||
| Letters of credit issued | 629 | 600 | |||||||||
| First priority liens under power and natural gas agreements | [3] | 389 | 382 | ||||||||
| First priority liens under interest rate swap agreements | 100 | 92 | |||||||||
| Total letters of credit and first priority liens with our counterparties | 1,118 | 1,074 | |||||||||
| Margin deposits held by us posted by our counterparties | [1],[4] | 22 | 35 | ||||||||
| Letters of credit posted with us by our counterparties | 39 | 24 | |||||||||
| Total margin deposits and letters of credit posted with us by our counterparties | 61 | 59 | |||||||||
| Use of Collateral (Textuals) [Abstract] | |||||||||||
| Margin And Prepayment Amounts Included In Other Assets | 14 | 22 | |||||||||
| Margin And Prepayment Amounts Included In Margin Deposits And Other Prepaid Expenses | 116 | 101 | |||||||||
| Champion Energy [Member] | |||||||||||
| Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| First priority liens under power and natural gas agreements | $ 364 | $ 345 | |||||||||
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