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Defined Benefit Plan, Pending activities

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Investments including funds for retiree health benefits total.

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Assets, usually stocks, bonds, and other investments, that have been segregated and restricted (usually in a trust) to provide benefits, at their fair value as of the measurement date. Plan assets include amounts contributed by the employer (and by employees for a contributory plan) and amounts earned from investing the contributions, less benefits paid. If a plan has liabilities other than for benefits, those non-benefit obligations may be considered as reductions of plan assets.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 30

-Section 35

-Paragraph 50

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=29635418&loc=d3e12355-114930

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Liability for extension of health coverage in instances where coverage under the plan would otherwise end.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Other Postemployment Benefits

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Other Postretirement Benefits - Schedule of Fair Values of Plan Assets (Detail) (Other Postretirement Benefits [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Total investments	$ 725	$ 743
Funds for retiree health benefits	358	372
Investments (including funds for retiree health benefits)	1,083	1,115
Pending activities	1ed_DefinedBenefitPlanPendingActivities	(2)ed_DefinedBenefitPlanPendingActivities
Total fair value of plan net assets	1,084	1,113	1,047	947
Equity [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Total investments	428	450
Other Fixed Income Debt [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Total investments	286	286
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Total investments	11	7
Level 1 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Funds for retiree health benefits	184	185
Investments (including funds for retiree health benefits)	184	185
Level 2 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Total investments	725	743
Funds for retiree health benefits	131	145
Investments (including funds for retiree health benefits)	856	888
Level 2 [Member] \| Equity [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Total investments	428	450
Level 2 [Member] \| Other Fixed Income Debt [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Total investments	286	286
Level 2 [Member] \| Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Total investments	11	7
Level 3 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Funds for retiree health benefits	43	42
Investments (including funds for retiree health benefits)	$ 43	$ 42