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Reportable Business Segments (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2015
Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenues $ 978 $ 799 $ 3,105 $ 3,440  
Operating Income 26 18 210 205  
Assets 8,826   8,826   $ 9,141
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliate, net 73 (794) 164 (699)  
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate 2,535   2,535   2,594
Natural Gas Distribution          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenues 370 353 1,672 1,958  
Operating Income 22 11 202 176  
Energy Services          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenues 608 446 1,433 1,482  
Operating Income 5 7 11 29  
Midstream Investments (1)          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenues [1] 0 0 0 0  
Operating Income [1] 0 0 0 0  
Other Operations          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenues 0 0 0 0  
Operating Income (1) 0 (3) 0  
Intersegment Eliminations          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenues (13) (12) (38) (49)  
Assets (841)   (841)   (744)
Intersegment Eliminations | Natural Gas Distribution          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenues (7) (6) (21) (21)  
Intersegment Eliminations | Energy Services          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenues (6) (6) (17) (28)  
Intersegment Eliminations | Midstream Investments (1)          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenues [1] 0 0 0 0  
Intersegment Eliminations | Other Operations          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenues 0 0 0 0  
Operating Segments [Member] | Natural Gas Distribution          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Assets 5,732   5,732   5,657
Operating Segments [Member] | Energy Services          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Assets 990   990   857
Operating Segments [Member] | Midstream Investments (1)          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Assets [1] 2,535   2,535   2,594
Operating Segments [Member] | Other Operations          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Assets 410   410   777
Enable Midstream Partners [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Impairment Charges   862   862  
Income (Loss) From Equity Method Investment, Excluding Impairment Charge   68   163  
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate 2,535   2,535   2,594
Enable Midstream Partners [Member] | Midstream Investments (1)          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliate, net 73 $ (794) 164 $ (699)  
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate $ 2,535   $ 2,535   $ 2,594
[1] Midstream Investments’ equity earnings are as follows: Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 2015 2016 2015 (in millions)Enable (a) $73 $(794) $164 $(699)(a)These amounts include CERC’s share of Enable’s impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets and the impairment of CERC’s equity method investment in Enable totaling $862 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. This impairment is partially offset by $68 million and $163 million of earnings for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively.Midstream Investments’ total assets are as follows: September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 (in millions)Enable $2,535 $2,594