Other Current Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Other Current Liabilities [Member]
Over recovered gas costs	$ 6	$ 10
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets [Member]
Margin deposits	21	1
Under recovered gas costs	$ 39	$ 40

The amount of cash or securities placed with a broker or counterparty as security for a trading or derivatives securities position which was partially obtained with funds provided by the broker dealer.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.8,17)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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