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Consolidated Balance Sheet (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Current Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 5us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 30us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Accounts receivable - trade (less allowance for doubtful accounts) 423us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent 404us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Unbilled revenue 265us-gaap_UnbilledReceivablesCurrent 304us-gaap_UnbilledReceivablesCurrent
Miscellaneous accounts and notes receivable 81us-gaap_OtherReceivablesNetCurrent 196us-gaap_OtherReceivablesNetCurrent
Materials and supplies 524us-gaap_InventoryNet 526us-gaap_InventoryNet
Current regulatory assets 295us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent 156us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
Current accumulated deferred income taxes, net 352us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent 106us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Other current assets 86us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent 85us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
Assets of discontinued operations (Note 16) 15us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent 165us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent
Total current assets 2,046us-gaap_AssetsCurrent 1,972us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net 17,424us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet [1] 16,205us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet [1]
Investments and Other Assets:    
Nuclear decommissioning trust fund 549us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments 494us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments
Goodwill 411us-gaap_Goodwill 411us-gaap_Goodwill
Regulatory assets 1,582us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent 1,240us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
Other assets 664us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent 720us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total investments and other assets 3,206us-gaap_RegulatedEntityOtherAssetsNoncurrent 2,865us-gaap_RegulatedEntityOtherAssetsNoncurrent
TOTAL ASSETS 22,676us-gaap_Assets 21,042us-gaap_Assets
Current Liabilities:    
Current maturities of long-term debt 120us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent 534us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Short-term debt 714us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings 368us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
Accounts and wages payable 711us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 806us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Taxes accrued 46us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent 55us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
Interest accrued 85us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent 86us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
Current regulatory liabilities 106us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent 216us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
Other current liabilities 434us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent 351us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
Liabilities of discontinued operations (Note 16) 33us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent 45us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent
Total current liabilities 2,249us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent 2,461us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term Debt, Net 6,120us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 5,504us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:    
Accumulated deferred income taxes, net 3,923us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent 3,250us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits 64us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit 63us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
Regulatory liabilities 1,850us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent 1,705us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
Asset retirement obligations 396us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent 369us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
Pension and other postretirement benefits 705us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent 466us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Other deferred credits and liabilities 514us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent 538us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total deferred credits and other liabilities 7,452us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent 6,391us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent
Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 2, 10, 14 and 15)      
Stockholders' Equity:    
Common stock 2us-gaap_CommonStockValue 2us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Other paid-in capital, principally premium on common stock 5,617us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital 5,632us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
Preferred stock not subject to mandatory redemption 142us-gaap_PreferredStockValue 142us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
Retained earnings 1,103us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit 907us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (9)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax 3us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Total stockholders' equity 6,713us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 6,544us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling Interests 142us-gaap_MinorityInterest 142us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total equity 6,855us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 6,686us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 22,676us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity 21,042us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
Union Electric Company    
Current Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents 1us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
1us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Accounts receivable - trade (less allowance for doubtful accounts) 190us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
191us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Accounts receivable - affiliates 65us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
1us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Unbilled revenue 146us-gaap_UnbilledReceivablesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
168us-gaap_UnbilledReceivablesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Miscellaneous accounts and notes receivable 35us-gaap_OtherReceivablesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
57us-gaap_OtherReceivablesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Materials and supplies 347us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
352us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Current regulatory assets 163us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
118us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Current accumulated deferred income taxes, net 49us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
20us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Other current assets 92us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
71us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Total current assets 1,039us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
959us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net 10,867us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
[1] 10,452us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
[1]
Investments and Other Assets:    
Nuclear decommissioning trust fund 549us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
494us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Regulatory assets 695us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
534us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Other assets 391us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
465us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Total investments and other assets 1,635us-gaap_RegulatedEntityOtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
1,493us-gaap_RegulatedEntityOtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
TOTAL ASSETS 13,541us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
12,904us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Current Liabilities:    
Current maturities of long-term debt 120us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
109us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Due to Related Parties, Current 0us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
105us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Short-term debt 97us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
0us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Accounts and wages payable 405us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
387us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Accounts payable - affiliates 56us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
30us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Taxes accrued 32us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
220us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Interest accrued 58us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
57us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Current regulatory liabilities 18us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
57us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Other current liabilities 117us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
82us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Total current liabilities 903us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
1,047us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Long-term Debt, Net 3,879us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
3,648us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:    
Accumulated deferred income taxes, net 2,806us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
2,524us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits 61us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
59us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Regulatory liabilities 1,147us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
1,041us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Asset retirement obligations 389us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
366us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Pension and other postretirement benefits 274us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
189us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Other deferred credits and liabilities 30us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
37us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Total deferred credits and other liabilities 4,707us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
4,216us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 2, 10, 14 and 15)      
Stockholders' Equity:    
Common stock 511us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
511us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Other paid-in capital, principally premium on common stock 1,569us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
1,560us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Preferred stock not subject to mandatory redemption 80us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
80us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Retained earnings 1,892us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
1,842us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Total stockholders' equity 4,052us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
3,993us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 13,541us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
12,904us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Ameren Illinois Company    
Current Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents 1us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
1us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Accounts receivable - trade (less allowance for doubtful accounts) 212us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
201us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Accounts receivable - affiliates 22us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
0us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Unbilled revenue 119us-gaap_UnbilledReceivablesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
135us-gaap_UnbilledReceivablesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Miscellaneous accounts and notes receivable 9us-gaap_OtherReceivablesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
13us-gaap_OtherReceivablesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Materials and supplies 177us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
174us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Current regulatory assets 129us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
38us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Current accumulated deferred income taxes, net 160us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
45us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Other current assets 15us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
26us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Total current assets 844us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
633us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net 6,165us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
5,589us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Investments and Other Assets:    
Goodwill 411us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
411us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Regulatory assets 883us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
701us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Other assets 78us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
120us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Total investments and other assets 1,372us-gaap_RegulatedEntityOtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
1,232us-gaap_RegulatedEntityOtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
TOTAL ASSETS 8,381us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
7,454us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Current Liabilities:    
Current maturities of long-term debt   0us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Borrowings from money pool 15us-gaap_DueToOtherRelatedPartiesClassifiedCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
56us-gaap_DueToOtherRelatedPartiesClassifiedCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Short-term debt 32us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
 
Accounts and wages payable 207us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
243us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Accounts payable - affiliates 50us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
18us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Taxes accrued 17us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
23us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Customer deposits 77us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
79us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Mark-to-market derivative liabilities 42aee_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrentCarryingAmount
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
36aee_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrentCarryingAmount
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Environmental remediation 52us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
43us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Current regulatory liabilities 84us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
159us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Other current liabilities 124us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
114us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Total current liabilities 700us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
771us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Long-term Debt, Net 2,241us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
1,856us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:    
Accumulated deferred income taxes, net 1,408us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
1,116us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits 3us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
4us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Regulatory liabilities 703us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
664us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Pension and other postretirement benefits 277us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
197us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Accrued Environmental Loss Contingencies, Noncurrent 199us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
232us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Other deferred credits and liabilities 189us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
166us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Total deferred credits and other liabilities 2,779us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
2,379us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 2, 10, 14 and 15)      
Stockholders' Equity:    
Common stock 0us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
0us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Other paid-in capital, principally premium on common stock 1,980us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
1,965us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Preferred stock not subject to mandatory redemption 62us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
62us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Retained earnings 611us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
410us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 8us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
11us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Total stockholders' equity 2,661us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
2,448us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $ 8,381us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
$ 7,454us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
[1] (a)Amounts in Ameren and Ameren Missouri include two CTs under separate capital lease agreements. The gross cumulative asset value of those agreements was $233 million and $228 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The total accumulated depreciation associated with the two CTs was $66 million and $56 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. In addition, Ameren Missouri has investments in debt securities, which were classified as held-to-maturity, related to the two CTs from the city of Bowling Green and Audrain County. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the carrying value of these debt securities was $294 million and $299 million, respectively.