Environmental Matters (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Environmental Remediation Obligations [Abstract]

Accrued Liabilities and Regulatory Assets

The accrued liabilities and regulatory assets related to Superfund Sites at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were as follows:

	Con Edison		CECONY
(Millions of Dollars)	2016	2015	2016	2015
Accrued Liabilities:
Manufactured gas plant sites	$678	$679	$578	$579
Other Superfund Sites	89	86	89	86
Total	$767	$765	$667	$665
Regulatory assets	$851	$904	$746	$800

Environmental Remediation Costs

Environmental remediation costs incurred related to Superfund Sites for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	Con Edison		CECONY
(Millions of Dollars)	2016	2015	2016	2015
Remediation costs incurred	$3	$7	$3	$6

Accrued Liability for Asbestos Suits and Workers' Compensation Proceedings

The accrued liability for asbestos suits and workers’ compensation proceedings (including those related to asbestos exposure) and the amounts deferred as regulatory assets for the Companies at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were as follows:

	Con Edison		CECONY
(Millions of Dollars)	2016	2015	2016	2015
Accrued liability – asbestos suits	$8	$8	$7	$7
Regulatory assets – asbestos suits	$8	$8	$7	$7
Accrued liability – workers’ compensation	$91	$86	$86	$81
Regulatory assets – workers’ compensation	$16	$11	$16	$11