Use of Collateral (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Jun. 30, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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| Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items] | |||||||||
| Margin deposits | [1] | $ 248 | $ 350 | ||||||
| Natural gas and power prepayments | 22 | 25 | |||||||
| Total margin deposits and natural gas and power prepayments with our counterparties | [2] | 270 | 375 | ||||||
| Letters of credit issued | 743 | 798 | |||||||
| First priority liens under power and natural gas agreements | 195 | 206 | |||||||
| First priority liens under interest rate hedging instruments | 55 | 55 | |||||||
| Total letters of credit and first priority liens with our counterparties | 993 | 1,059 | |||||||
| Margin deposits held by us posted by our counterparties | [1],[3] | 1 | 16 | ||||||
| Letters of credit posted with us by our counterparties | 27 | 43 | |||||||
| Total margin deposits and letters of credit posted with us by our counterparties | 28 | 59 | |||||||
| Use of Collateral (Textuals) [Abstract] | |||||||||
| Margin And Prepayment Amounts Included In Other Assets | 9 | 9 | |||||||
| Margin And Prepayment Amounts Included In Margin Deposits And Other Prepaid Expenses | $ 261 | $ 366 | |||||||
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