Derivative Financial Instruments (Maximum Exposure If Counterparties Fail To Perform On Contracts) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Maximum exposure to counterparties related to derivative contracts	$ 13	$ 23
Union Electric Company
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Maximum exposure to counterparties related to derivative contracts	12	22
Ameren Illinois Company
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Maximum exposure to counterparties related to derivative contracts	$ 1	$ 1

Maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that, based on the gross fair value of the financial instrument, the entity would incur if parties to the financial instruments that make up the concentration failed completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts and the collateral or other security, if any, for the amount due proved to be of no value to the entity.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 825

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 21

-Subparagraph (b)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28364263&loc=d3e13537-108611

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