Derivative Financial Instruments (Maximum Exposure If Counterparties Fail To Perform On Contracts) (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Union Electric Company	Dec. 31, 2013 Union Electric Company	Sep. 30, 2014 Ameren Illinois Company	Dec. 31, 2012 Ameren Illinois Company
Derivative [Line Items]
Maximum exposure to counterparties related to derivative contracts	$ 6	$ 13	$ 4	$ 12	$ 2	$ 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=35750535&loc=d3e13537-108611

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