New And Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

	Pension Benefits						Other Benefits
	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)	2014			2013			2014			2013
Service cost for benefits earned	$	99		$	115		$	11		$	13
Interest cost		173			156			19			19
Expected return on plan assets		(202	)		(162	)		(26	)		(20	)
Amortization of prior service cost		5			5			6			6
Amortization of net actuarial loss		-			27			-			1
Net periodic benefit cost		75			141			10			19
Less: transfer to regulatory account (1)		9			(57	)		-			-
Total	$	84		$	84		$	10		$	19

 ⁽¹⁾ The Utility recorded these amounts to a regulatory account since they are probable of recovery from customers in futures rates.

Reclassification Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Table [Text Block]

	Pension			Other			Other
	Benefits			Benefits			Investments		Total
(in millions, net of income tax)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
Beginning balance	$	(7	)	$	15		$	42	$	50
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications:
Gain on investments (net of taxes of $0, $0, and $4,
respectively)		-			-			5		5
Amounts reclassified from other comprehensive income: (1)
Amortization of prior service cost (net of taxes of
$2, $2, and $0, respectively)		3			4			-		7
Transfer to regulatory account (net of taxes of
$2, $2, and $0, respectively)		(3	)		(4	)		-		(7	)
Net current period other comprehensive income		-			-			5		5
Ending balance	$	(7)		$	15		$	47	$	55

 ⁽¹⁾ These components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other postretirement costs.  (See the “Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits” table above for additional details.)

	Pension			Other			Other
	Benefits			Benefits			Investments		Total
(in millions, net of income tax)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
Beginning balance	$	(28	)	$	(77	)	$	4	$	(101	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications:
Gain on investments (net of taxes of $0, $0, and $4,
respectively)		-			-			6		6
Amounts reclassified from other comprehensive income: (1)
Amortization of prior service cost (net of taxes of
$2, $3, and $0, respectively)		3			3			-		6
Amortization of net actuarial loss (net of taxes of
$11, $0, and $0, respectively)		16			1			-		17
Transfer to regulatory account (net of taxes of
$13, $0, and $0, respectively)		(19	)		-			-		(19	)
Net current period other comprehensive income		-			4			6		10
Ending balance	$	(28)		$	(73)		$	10	$	(91)

 ⁽¹⁾ These components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other postretirement costs.  (See the “Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits” table above for additional details.)