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Income Taxes (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Income Taxes Tables [Abstract]  
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2011Exelon  Generation  ComEd  PECO
             
U.S. Federal statutory rate 35.0%  35.0%  35.0%  35.0%
Increase (decrease) due to:           
 State income taxes, net of Federal income tax benefit2.0  3.0  3.2  1.5 
 Qualified nuclear decommissioning trust fund income1.3  1.9  0.0  0.0 
 Domestic production activities deduction(1.0)  (1.5)  0.0  0.0 
 Tax exempt income(0.2)  (0.2)  0.0  0.0 
 Health Care Reform Acts (a)0.0  0.0  (4.8)  0.0 
 Amortization of investment tax credit(0.2)  (0.2)  (0.4)  (0.3) 
 Plant basis differences0.0  0.0  0.2  (0.1) 
 Production tax credits(0.9)  (1.5)  0.0  0.0 
 Other(1.1)  (1.8)  0.5  0.1 
             
Effective income tax rate34.9% 34.7% 33.7% 36.2%
             
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011Exelon  Generation  ComEd  PECO
             
U.S. Federal statutory rate 35.0%  35.0%  35.0%  35.0%
Increase (decrease) due to:           
 State income taxes, net of Federal income tax benefit3.9  4.7  4.9  (1.6) 
 Qualified nuclear decommissioning trust fund income1.8  2.6  0.0  0.0 
 Domestic production activities deduction(1.0)  (1.4)  0.0  0.0 
 Tax exempt income(0.1)  (0.2)  0.0  0.0 
 Health Care Reform Acts (a)0.0  0.0  (2.8)  0.0 
 Amortization of investment tax credit(0.2)  (0.2)  (0.4)  (0.3) 
 Plant basis differences0.0  0.0  (0.1)  (0.2) 
 Production tax credits(0.9)  (1.3)  0.0  0.0 
 Other(0.8)  (1.4)  0.3  (0.2) 
             
Effective income tax rate37.7% 37.8% 36.9% 32.7%

             
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2010Exelon  Generation  ComEd  PECO
             
U.S. Federal statutory rate35.0% 35.0% 35.0% 35.0%
Increase (decrease) due to:           
 State income taxes, net of Federal income tax benefit3.3  2.9  11.2  (6.8) 
 Qualified nuclear decommissioning trust fund income(6.7)  (10.0)  0.0  0.0 
 Domestic production activities deduction(2.4)  (3.4)  0.0  0.0 
 Tax exempt income(0.2)  (0.2)  0.0  0.0 
 Amortization of investment tax credit(0.3)  (0.2)  (0.4)  (0.5) 
 Plant basis differences0.0  0.0  (0.4)  0.4 
 Uncertain tax position remeasurement0.0  (14.9)  47.9  0.0 
 Other(0.4)  (0.8)  (0.2)  (0.2) 
             
Effective income tax rate28.3% 8.4% 93.1% 27.9%
             
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010Exelon  Generation  ComEd  PECO
             
U.S. Federal statutory rate35.0% 35.0% 35.0% 35.0%
Increase (decrease) due to:           
 State income taxes, net of Federal income tax benefit3.6  4.1  7.6  (6.0) 
 Qualified nuclear decommissioning trust fund income(0.7)  (1.0)  0.0  0.0 
 Domestic production activities deduction(2.1)  (2.9)  0.0  0.0 
 Tax exempt income(0.2)  (0.2)  0.0  0.0 
 Health Care Reform Acts (b)3.0  1.5  2.7  2.9 
 Amortization of investment tax credit(0.2)  (0.2)  (0.4)  (0.4) 
 Plant basis differences0.0  0.0  (0.2)  0.2 
 Uncertain tax position remeasurement0.0  (4.5)  18.3  0.0 
 Other(0.2)  (0.3)  0.2  (0.2) 
             
Effective income tax rate38.2% 31.5% 63.2% 31.5%

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(a)        Includes one-time income tax benefit at ComEd recorded pursuant to the 2010 Rate Case order for the recovery of costs related to the passage of the Health Care Reform Acts in 2010. See Note 3Regulatory Matters for additional information.

(b)       See Note 10 - Retirement Benefits for further discussion regarding the impact of the Health Care Reform Acts on income tax expense.