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Fair Value Measurements (Schedule Of Fair Value Hierarchy Of Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On Recurring Basis) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund $ 494 $ 406 [1]
Assets 528 435
Excluded receivables, payables, and accrued income, net   2
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 335 265
Assets 336 269
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 159 141
Assets 163 144
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund      
Assets 29 22
Cash And Cash Equivalents
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 3 1
Cash And Cash Equivalents | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 3 1
Cash And Cash Equivalents | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund      
Cash And Cash Equivalents | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund      
Commodity Contract
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets 34 [2] 29 [2]
Derivative liabilities 178 [2] 230 [2]
Commodity Contract | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets 1 [2] 4 [2]
Derivative liabilities 3 [2] 8 [2]
Commodity Contract | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets 4 [2] 3 [2]
Derivative liabilities 56 [2] 103 [2]
Commodity Contract | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets 29 [2] 22 [2]
Derivative liabilities 119 [2] 119 [2]
Commodity Contract | Fuel Oils
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets 9 [2] 12 [2]
Derivative liabilities 3 [2] 4 [2]
Commodity Contract | Fuel Oils | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets 1 [2] 4 [2]
Derivative liabilities    [2] 1 [2]
Commodity Contract | Fuel Oils | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets    [2]    [2]
Derivative liabilities    [2]    [2]
Commodity Contract | Fuel Oils | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets 8 [2] 8 [2]
Derivative liabilities 3 [2] 3 [2]
Commodity Contract | Natural Gas
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets 2 [2] 2 [2]
Derivative liabilities 57 [2] 109 [2]
Commodity Contract | Natural Gas | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets    [2]    [2]
Derivative liabilities 3 [2] 7 [2]
Commodity Contract | Natural Gas | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets 2 [2] 2 [2]
Derivative liabilities 54 [2] 102 [2]
Commodity Contract | Natural Gas | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets    [2]    [2]
Derivative liabilities    [2]    [2]
Commodity Contract | Power
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets 23 [2] 15 [2]
Derivative liabilities 112 [2] 115 [2]
Commodity Contract | Power | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets    [2]    [2]
Derivative liabilities    [2]    [2]
Commodity Contract | Power | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets 2 [2] 1 [2]
Derivative liabilities 2 [2] 1 [2]
Commodity Contract | Power | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets 21 [2] 14 [2]
Derivative liabilities 110 [2] 114 [2]
Commodity Contract | Uranium
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative liabilities 6 [2] 2 [2]
Commodity Contract | Uranium | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative liabilities    [2]    [2]
Commodity Contract | Uranium | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative liabilities    [2]    [2]
Commodity Contract | Uranium | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative liabilities 6 [2] 2 [2]
Equity Securities | U.S. Large Capitalization
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 332 264
Equity Securities | U.S. Large Capitalization | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 332 264
Equity Securities | U.S. Large Capitalization | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund      
Equity Securities | U.S. Large Capitalization | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund      
Debt Securities | Corporate Bonds
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 52 47
Debt Securities | Corporate Bonds | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund      
Debt Securities | Corporate Bonds | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 52 47
Debt Securities | Corporate Bonds | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund      
Debt Securities | Municipal Bonds
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 2 1
Debt Securities | Municipal Bonds | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund      
Debt Securities | Municipal Bonds | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 2 1
Debt Securities | Municipal Bonds | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund      
Debt Securities | U.S. treasury and agency securities
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 94 81
Debt Securities | U.S. treasury and agency securities | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund      
Debt Securities | U.S. treasury and agency securities | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 94 81
Debt Securities | U.S. treasury and agency securities | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund      
Debt Securities | Asset-Backed Securities
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 10 11
Debt Securities | Asset-Backed Securities | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund      
Debt Securities | Asset-Backed Securities | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 10 11
Debt Securities | Asset-Backed Securities | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund      
Debt Securities | Other debt securities
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 1 1
Debt Securities | Other debt securities | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund      
Debt Securities | Other debt securities | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 1 1
Debt Securities | Other debt securities | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund      
Union Electric Company
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 494 406 [1]
Assets 527 434
Union Electric Company | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 335 265
Assets 336 269
Union Electric Company | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 159 141
Assets 162 143
Union Electric Company | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund      
Assets 29 22
Union Electric Company | Cash And Cash Equivalents
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 3 1
Union Electric Company | Cash And Cash Equivalents | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 3 1
Union Electric Company | Cash And Cash Equivalents | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund      
Union Electric Company | Cash And Cash Equivalents | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund      
Union Electric Company | Commodity Contract
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets 33 [2] 28 [2]
Derivative liabilities 24 [2] 25 [2]
Union Electric Company | Commodity Contract | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets 1 [2] 4 [2]
Derivative liabilities 3 [2] 8 [2]
Union Electric Company | Commodity Contract | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets 3 [2] 2 [2]
Derivative liabilities 10 [2] 9 [2]
Union Electric Company | Commodity Contract | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets 29 [2] 22 [2]
Derivative liabilities 11 [2] 8 [2]
Union Electric Company | Commodity Contract | Fuel Oils
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets 9 [2] 12 [2]
Derivative liabilities 3 [2] 4 [2]
Union Electric Company | Commodity Contract | Fuel Oils | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets 1 [2] 4 [2]
Derivative liabilities    [2] 1 [2]
Union Electric Company | Commodity Contract | Fuel Oils | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets    [2]    [2]
Derivative liabilities    [2]    [2]
Union Electric Company | Commodity Contract | Fuel Oils | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets 8 [2] 8 [2]
Derivative liabilities 3 [2] 3 [2]
Union Electric Company | Commodity Contract | Natural Gas
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets 1 [2] 1 [2]
Derivative liabilities 11 [2] 15 [2]
Union Electric Company | Commodity Contract | Natural Gas | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets    [2]    [2]
Derivative liabilities 3 [2] 7 [2]
Union Electric Company | Commodity Contract | Natural Gas | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets 1 [2] 1 [2]
Derivative liabilities 8 [2] 8 [2]
Union Electric Company | Commodity Contract | Natural Gas | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets    [2]    [2]
Derivative liabilities    [2]    [2]
Union Electric Company | Commodity Contract | Power
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets 23 [2] 15 [2]
Derivative liabilities 4 [2] 4 [2]
Union Electric Company | Commodity Contract | Power | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets    [2]    [2]
Derivative liabilities    [2]    [2]
Union Electric Company | Commodity Contract | Power | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets 2 [2] 1 [2]
Derivative liabilities 2 [2] 1 [2]
Union Electric Company | Commodity Contract | Power | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets 21 [2] 14 [2]
Derivative liabilities 2 [2] 3 [2]
Union Electric Company | Commodity Contract | Uranium
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative liabilities 6 [2] 2 [2]
Union Electric Company | Commodity Contract | Uranium | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative liabilities    [2]    [2]
Union Electric Company | Commodity Contract | Uranium | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative liabilities    [2]    [2]
Union Electric Company | Commodity Contract | Uranium | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative liabilities 6 [2] 2 [2]
Union Electric Company | Equity Securities | U.S. Large Capitalization
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 332 264
Union Electric Company | Equity Securities | U.S. Large Capitalization | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 332 264
Union Electric Company | Equity Securities | U.S. Large Capitalization | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund      
Union Electric Company | Equity Securities | U.S. Large Capitalization | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund      
Union Electric Company | Debt Securities | Corporate Bonds
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 52 47
Union Electric Company | Debt Securities | Corporate Bonds | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund      
Union Electric Company | Debt Securities | Corporate Bonds | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 52 47
Union Electric Company | Debt Securities | Corporate Bonds | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund      
Union Electric Company | Debt Securities | Municipal Bonds
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 2 1
Union Electric Company | Debt Securities | Municipal Bonds | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund      
Union Electric Company | Debt Securities | Municipal Bonds | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 2 1
Union Electric Company | Debt Securities | Municipal Bonds | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund      
Union Electric Company | Debt Securities | U.S. treasury and agency securities
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 94 81
Union Electric Company | Debt Securities | U.S. treasury and agency securities | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund      
Union Electric Company | Debt Securities | U.S. treasury and agency securities | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 94 81
Union Electric Company | Debt Securities | U.S. treasury and agency securities | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund      
Union Electric Company | Debt Securities | Asset-Backed Securities
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 10 11
Union Electric Company | Debt Securities | Asset-Backed Securities | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund      
Union Electric Company | Debt Securities | Asset-Backed Securities | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 10 11
Union Electric Company | Debt Securities | Asset-Backed Securities | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund      
Union Electric Company | Debt Securities | Other debt securities
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 1 1
Union Electric Company | Debt Securities | Other debt securities | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund      
Union Electric Company | Debt Securities | Other debt securities | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 1 1
Union Electric Company | Debt Securities | Other debt securities | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund      
Ameren Illinois Company | Commodity Contract
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets 1 1
Derivative liabilities 154 [2] 205 [2]
Ameren Illinois Company | Commodity Contract | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative liabilities    [2]    [2]
Ameren Illinois Company | Commodity Contract | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative liabilities 46 [2] 94 [2]
Ameren Illinois Company | Commodity Contract | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative liabilities 108 [2] 111 [2]
Ameren Illinois Company | Commodity Contract | Natural Gas
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets 1 [2] 1 [2]
Derivative liabilities 46 [2] 94 [2]
Ameren Illinois Company | Commodity Contract | Natural Gas | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets    [2]    [2]
Derivative liabilities    [2]    [2]
Ameren Illinois Company | Commodity Contract | Natural Gas | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets 1 [2] 1 [2]
Derivative liabilities 46 [2] 94 [2]
Ameren Illinois Company | Commodity Contract | Natural Gas | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative assets    [2]    [2]
Derivative liabilities    [2]    [2]
Ameren Illinois Company | Commodity Contract | Power
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative liabilities 108 [2] 111 [2]
Ameren Illinois Company | Commodity Contract | Power | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative liabilities    [2]    [2]
Ameren Illinois Company | Commodity Contract | Power | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative liabilities    [2]    [2]
Ameren Illinois Company | Commodity Contract | Power | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Derivative liabilities $ 108 [2] $ 111 [2]
[1] Balance excludes $2 million of receivables, payables, and accrued income, net.
[2] The derivative asset and liability balances are presented net of counterparty credit considerations.