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Coal Banking Counterparties Credit Rating

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Megawatts of summer net capability

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Natural Gas Banking Counterparties Credit Rating

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This concept explains the total percentage of operating revenue provided by the two largest customers.

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Amount, before allowance for credit loss, of right to consideration from customer for product sold and service rendered in normal course of business, classified as current.

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Fair value of financial asset or other contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset, not subject to a master netting arrangement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Risk Management Activities and Derivative Transactions Counterparty Credit Risk (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) megawatts	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) megawatts	Jun. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Derivative
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	$ 1,286	$ 1,286		$ 1,624
Total derivatives not subject to master netting or similar arrangement	$ 10	$ 10		$ 12
Two Largest Customer Percentage of Total Operating Revenue	1800.00%	1700.00%	1600.00%
Moody's, A1 Rating [Member]
Derivative
Banking Counterparties Credit Rating		A3
Natural Gas Banking Counterparties Credit Rating		A2
Moody's, B1 Rating [Member]
Derivative
Coal Banking Counterparties Credit Rating		B1
Moody's, Ba1 Rating [Member]
Derivative
Coal Banking Counterparties Credit Rating		Ba1
Moody's, Caa1 Rating [Member]
Derivative
Natural Gas Banking Counterparties Credit Rating		Caa2
Long-term Contract for Purchase of Electric Power [Domain]
Derivative
Megawatts \| megawatts	440	440