Other Material Contingencies - Manhattan Steam Main Rupture (Details) - CECONY - Manhattan Steam Main Rupture $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2007 person	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) lawsuit
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of person who died in stream rupture incident \| person	1
Number of pending lawsuits \| lawsuit		55
Estimated accrued liability for suits		$ 25
Insurance receivable for suits		$ 25

Number of pending claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 450
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25496072&loc=d3e14435-108349

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