Environmental Matters - Environmental Remediation Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Environmental Exit Cost [Line Items]
Remediation costs incurred	$ 25	$ 24
CECONY
Environmental Exit Cost [Line Items]
Remediation costs incurred	$ 18	$ 19

The charge against earnings in the period for known or estimated future costs arising from requirements to perform environmental remediation activities.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 410
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 4
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109237650&loc=d3e13064-110858

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/recommendedDisclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 410
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 12
-Subparagraph (a)
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