New And Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

	Pension Benefits				Other Benefits
	Three Months Ended September 30,
(in millions)	2015		2014		2015			2014
Service cost for benefits earned	$	123	$	92		$	14		$	12
Interest cost		168		175			18			19
Expected return on plan assets		(219)		(202)			(28)			(25)
Amortization of prior service cost		4		5			4			6
Amortization of net actuarial loss		1		1			1			1
Net periodic benefit cost		77		71			9			13
Regulatory account transfer (1)		8		13			-			-
Total	$	85	$	84		$	9		$	13

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

	Pension Benefits				Other Benefits
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in millions)	2015		2014		2015		2014
Service cost for benefits earned	$	360	$	287	$	41	$	34
Interest cost		505		521		54		57
Expected return on plan assets		(655)		(605)		(84)		(77)
Amortization of prior service cost		11		15		14		17
Amortization of net actuarial loss		7		2		3		2
Net periodic benefit cost		228		220		28		33
Regulatory account transfer (1)		26		31		-		-
Total	$	254	$	251	$	28	$	33

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

Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

	Pension			Other
	Benefits			Benefits			Total
(in millions, net of income tax)	Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
Beginning balance	$	(21)	$		15	$		(6)
Amounts reclassified from other comprehensive income: (1)
Amortization of prior service cost
(net of taxes of $1 and $2, respectively)		3			2			5
Amortization of net actuarial loss
(net of taxes of $0 and $0, respectively)		1			1			2
Regulatory account transfer
(net of taxes of $3 and $3, respectively)		(4)			(3)			(7)
Net current period other comprehensive loss		-			-			-
Ending balance	$	(21)	$		15	$		(6)

(1) These components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit 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 September 30, 2014
Beginning balance	$	(7)	$	15	$	36	$	44
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications:
Change in investments
(net of taxes of $0, $0, and $3, respectively)		-		-		(4)		(4)
Amounts reclassified from other comprehensive income:
Amortization of prior service cost
(net of taxes of $2, $3, and $0, respectively) (1)		3		3		-		6
Regulatory account transfer
(net of taxes of $3, $4, and $0, respectively) (1)		(3)		(3)		-		(6)
Change in investments
(net of taxes of $0, $0, and $10, respectively)		-		-		(14)		(14)
Net current period other comprehensive loss		-		-		(18)		(18)
Ending balance	$	(7)	$	15	$	18	$	26

(1) These components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit 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)	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
Beginning balance	$	(21)	$	15	$	17	$	11
Amounts reclassified from other comprehensive income:
Amortization of prior service cost
(net of taxes of $4, $6, and $0, respectively) (1)		7		8		-		15
Amortization of net actuarial loss
(net of taxes of $3, $1, and $0, respectively) (1)		4		2		-		6
Regulatory account transfer
(net of taxes of $7, $7, and $0, respectively) (1)		(11)		(10)		-		(21)
Change in investments
(net of taxes of $0, $0, and $12, respectively)		-		-		(17)		(17)
Net current period other comprehensive loss		-		-		(17)		(17)
Ending balance	$	(21)	$	15	$	-	$	(6)

(1) These components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit 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)	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Beginning balance	$	(7)	$	15	$	42	$	50
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications:
Change in investments
(net of taxes of $0, $0, and $4, respectively)		-		-		6		6
Amounts reclassified from other comprehensive income:
Amortization of prior service cost
(net of taxes of $6, $7, and $0, respectively) (1)		9		10		-		19
Amortization of net actuarial loss
(net of taxes of $1, $1, and $0, respectively) (1)		1		1		-		2
Regulatory account transfer
(net of taxes of $7, $8, and $0, respectively) (1)		(10)		(11)		-		(21)
Change in investments
(net of taxes of $0, $0, and $20, respectively)		-		-		(30)		(30)
Net current period other comprehensive loss		-		-		(24)		(24)
Ending balance	$	(7)	$	15	$	18	$	26

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