Loss Contingency, Number Of Former Employees That Filed A Lawsuit

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Loss Contingency, Number Of Former Retirement Plan Committee Members

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Amount awarded to other party in judgment or settlement of litigation.

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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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The amount of cash paid for the settlement of litigation or for other legal issues during the period.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 25
-Subparagraph (g)
-SubTopic 10
-Topic 230
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482740/230-10-45-25

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Commitment and Contingencies - Resolved Legal Matters (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2020 member employee
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Number of employees that filed a lawsuit \| employee			4
Number of former retirement plan committee members \| member			10
Talen vs TES, TEC, the TERP, and the TERP committee \| Settled Litigation
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Amount awarded		$ 20
Talen vs TES, TEC, the TERP, and the TERP committee \| Settled Litigation \| Subsequent Event
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Legal settlements and litigation costs	$ 14