Fair Value Measurements - Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	$ 783,000,000	$ 723,000,000
Liabilities transferred out of Level 3	4,000,000
Assets transferred out of level 3		0
CECONY
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets transferred out of level 3		0
CECONY | Subsidiaries
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	753,000,000	699,000,000
Liabilities transferred out of Level 3	4,000,000
Netting Adjustment
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	(27,000,000)	(54,000,000)
Netting Adjustment | CECONY | Subsidiaries
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	(28,000,000)	(52,000,000)
Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	527,000,000	511,000,000
Level 1 | CECONY | Subsidiaries
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	509,000,000	494,000,000
Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	281,000,000	264,000,000
Level 2 | CECONY | Subsidiaries
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	271,000,000	256,000,000
Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	2,000,000	2,000,000
Level 3 | CECONY | Subsidiaries
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	1,000,000	1,000,000
Commodity
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	135,000,000	100,000,000
Derivative liabilities:	207,000,000	314,000,000
Liabilities transferred out of Level 3		9,000,000
Commodity | CECONY | Subsidiaries
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	128,000,000	98,000,000
Derivative liabilities:	188,000,000	287,000,000
Liabilities transferred out of Level 3		6,000,000
Commodity | Netting Adjustment
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	(27,000,000)	(54,000,000)
Derivative liabilities:	(44,000,000)	(65,000,000)
Commodity | Netting Adjustment | CECONY | Subsidiaries
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	(28,000,000)	(52,000,000)
Derivative liabilities:	(47,000,000)	(65,000,000)
Commodity | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	4,000,000	6,000,000
Derivative liabilities:	20,000,000	22,000,000
Commodity | Level 1 | CECONY | Subsidiaries
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	4,000,000	6,000,000
Derivative liabilities:	18,000,000	20,000,000
Commodity | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	156,000,000	146,000,000
Derivative liabilities:	229,000,000	347,000,000
Commodity | Level 2 | CECONY | Subsidiaries
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	151,000,000	143,000,000
Derivative liabilities:	216,000,000	326,000,000
Commodity | Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	2,000,000	2,000,000
Derivative liabilities:	2,000,000	10,000,000
Commodity | Level 3 | CECONY | Subsidiaries
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	1,000,000	1,000,000
Derivative liabilities:	1,000,000	6,000,000
Mutual Funds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	523,000,000	505,000,000
Mutual Funds | CECONY | Subsidiaries
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	505,000,000	488,000,000
Mutual Funds | Netting Adjustment
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	0	0
Mutual Funds | Netting Adjustment | CECONY | Subsidiaries
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	0	0
Mutual Funds | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	523,000,000	505,000,000
Mutual Funds | Level 1 | CECONY | Subsidiaries
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	505,000,000	488,000,000
Mutual Funds | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	0	0
Mutual Funds | Level 2 | CECONY | Subsidiaries
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	0	0
Mutual Funds | Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	0	0
Mutual Funds | Level 3 | CECONY | Subsidiaries
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	0	0
Other
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	125,000,000	118,000,000
Other | CECONY | Subsidiaries
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	120,000,000	113,000,000
Other | Netting Adjustment
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	0	0
Other | Netting Adjustment | CECONY | Subsidiaries
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	0	0
Other | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	0	0
Other | Level 1 | CECONY | Subsidiaries
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	0	0
Other | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	125,000,000	118,000,000
Other | Level 2 | CECONY | Subsidiaries
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	120,000,000	113,000,000
Other | Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	0	0
Other | Level 3 | CECONY | Subsidiaries
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets:	$ 0	$ 0