Other Postretirement Benefits - Additional Information (Details) - Other Postretirement Benefits $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Expected contributions	$ 16
CECONY
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Expected contributions	$ 8

Amount of the employer's best estimate of contributions expected to be paid to the plan in the current fiscal period.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65897934&loc=d3e2709-114920

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