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Consolidated Balance Sheet (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Current Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 6us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 5us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Accounts receivable - trade (less allowance for doubtful accounts) 524us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent 423us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Unbilled revenue 212us-gaap_UnbilledReceivablesCurrent 265us-gaap_UnbilledReceivablesCurrent
Miscellaneous accounts and notes receivable 100us-gaap_OtherReceivablesNetCurrent 81us-gaap_OtherReceivablesNetCurrent
Materials and supplies 449us-gaap_InventoryNet 524us-gaap_InventoryNet
Current regulatory assets 265us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent 295us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
Current accumulated deferred income taxes, net 331us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent 352us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Other current assets 91us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent 86us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
Assets of discontinued operations (Note 12) 15us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent 15us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent
Total current assets 1,993us-gaap_AssetsCurrent 2,046us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Property and Plant, Net 17,700us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 17,424us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Investments and Other Assets:    
Nuclear decommissioning trust fund 558us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments 549us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments
Goodwill 411us-gaap_Goodwill 411us-gaap_Goodwill
Regulatory assets 1,577us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent 1,582us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
Other assets 645us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent 664us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total investments and other assets 3,191us-gaap_RegulatedEntityOtherAssetsNoncurrent 3,206us-gaap_RegulatedEntityOtherAssetsNoncurrent
TOTAL ASSETS 22,884us-gaap_Assets 22,676us-gaap_Assets
Current Liabilities:    
Current maturities of long-term debt 380us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent 120us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Short-term Debt 955us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings 714us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
Accounts and wages payable 434us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 711us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Taxes accrued 79us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent 46us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
Interest accrued 94us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent 85us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
Current regulatory liabilities 107us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent 106us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
Other current liabilities 437us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent 434us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
Liabilities of discontinued operations (Note 12) 34us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent 33us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent
Total current liabilities 2,520us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent 2,249us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term Debt, Net 5,860us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 6,120us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:    
Accumulated deferred income taxes, net 3,964us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent 3,923us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits 65us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit 64us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
Regulatory liabilities 1,897us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent 1,850us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
Asset retirement obligations 500us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent 396us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
Pension and other postretirement benefits 708us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent 705us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Other deferred credits and liabilities 524us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent 514us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total deferred credits and other liabilities 7,658us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent 7,452us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent
Commitments and Contingencies      
Stockholders' Equity:    
Common Stock 2us-gaap_CommonStockValue 2us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Other paid-in capital 5,600us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital 5,617us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
Retained earnings 1,111us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit 1,103us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (9)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (9)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Stockholder's equity 6,704us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 6,713us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling Interest 142us-gaap_MinorityInterest 142us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total equity 6,846us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 6,855us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 22,884us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity 22,676us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
Union Electric Company    
Current Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents 1us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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1us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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Accounts receivable - trade (less allowance for doubtful accounts) 202us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
190us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Accounts receivable - affiliates 3us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
65us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
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= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Unbilled revenue 120us-gaap_UnbilledReceivablesCurrent
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= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
146us-gaap_UnbilledReceivablesCurrent
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= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Miscellaneous accounts and notes receivable 42us-gaap_OtherReceivablesNetCurrent
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= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
35us-gaap_OtherReceivablesNetCurrent
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= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Materials and supplies 361us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
347us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Current regulatory assets 158us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
163us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Other current assets 77us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
92us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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Total current assets 964us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
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= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
1,039us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Property and Plant, Net 10,959us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
10,867us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Investments and Other Assets:    
Nuclear decommissioning trust fund 558us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments
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= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
549us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Regulatory assets 687us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
695us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Other assets 387us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
391us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Total investments and other assets 1,632us-gaap_RegulatedEntityOtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
1,635us-gaap_RegulatedEntityOtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
TOTAL ASSETS 13,555us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
13,541us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Current Liabilities:    
Current maturities of long-term debt 380us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
120us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Borrowings from money pool 61us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
0us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Short-term Debt 140us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
97us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Accounts and wages payable 182us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
405us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Accounts payable - affiliates 59us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
56us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Taxes accrued 69us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
32us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Interest accrued 51us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
58us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Current regulatory liabilities 32us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
18us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Other current liabilities 114us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
117us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Total current liabilities 1,088us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
903us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Long-term Debt, Net 3,619us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
3,879us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:    
Accumulated deferred income taxes, net 2,821us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
2,806us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits 62us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
61us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Regulatory liabilities 1,169us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
1,147us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Asset retirement obligations 493us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
389us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Pension and other postretirement benefits 277us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
274us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Other deferred credits and liabilities 32us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
30us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Total deferred credits and other liabilities 4,854us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
4,707us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Commitments and Contingencies      
Stockholders' Equity:    
Common Stock 511us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
511us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Other paid-in capital 1,784us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
1,569us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Preferred stock 80us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
80us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Retained earnings 1,619us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
1,892us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Stockholder's equity 3,994us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
4,052us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 13,555us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
13,541us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_UnionElectricCompanyMember
Ameren Illinois Company    
Current Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents 0us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
1us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Advances to money pool 33us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
0us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Accounts receivable - trade (less allowance for doubtful accounts) 304us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
212us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Accounts receivable - affiliates 5us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
22us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Unbilled revenue 92us-gaap_UnbilledReceivablesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
119us-gaap_UnbilledReceivablesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Miscellaneous accounts and notes receivable 12us-gaap_OtherReceivablesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
9us-gaap_OtherReceivablesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Materials and supplies 88us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
177us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Current regulatory assets 105us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
129us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Current accumulated deferred income taxes, net 159us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
160us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Other current assets 13us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
15us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Total current assets 811us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
844us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Property and Plant, Net 6,272us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
6,165us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Investments and Other Assets:    
Goodwill 411us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
411us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Regulatory assets 883us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
883us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Other assets 79us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
78us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Total investments and other assets 1,373us-gaap_RegulatedEntityOtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
1,372us-gaap_RegulatedEntityOtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
TOTAL ASSETS 8,456us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
8,381us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Current Liabilities:    
Borrowings from money pool 0us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
15us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Short-term Debt 0us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
32us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Accounts and wages payable 193us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
207us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Accounts payable - affiliates 49us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
50us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Taxes accrued 41us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
17us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Interest accrued 43us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
24us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Customer deposits 76us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
77us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Mark-to-market derivative liabilities 43aee_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrentCarryingAmount
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
42aee_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrentCarryingAmount
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Current environmental remediation 46us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
52us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Current regulatory liabilities 69us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
84us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Other current liabilities 100us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
100us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Total current liabilities 660us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
700us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Long-term Debt, Net 2,241us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
2,241us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:    
Accumulated deferred income taxes, net 1,421us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
1,408us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Regulatory liabilities 727us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
703us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Pension and other postretirement benefits 278us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
277us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Environmental remediation 200us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
199us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Other deferred credits and liabilities 216us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
192us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Total deferred credits and other liabilities 2,842us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
2,779us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Commitments and Contingencies      
Stockholders' Equity:    
Common Stock 0us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
0us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Other paid-in capital 1,980us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
1,980us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Preferred stock 62us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
62us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Retained earnings 664us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
611us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 7us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
8us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
Stockholder's equity 2,713us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
2,661us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $ 8,456us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember
$ 8,381us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aee_AmerenIllinoisCompanyMember