Commitment and Contingencies (Schedule of Long Term Purchase Commitments) (Parenthetical) (Detail) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Virginia Electric and Power Company \| Energy payments
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Energy payments	$ 29

The amount purchased during the period under an unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation (for example, under the take-or-pay or throughput contract).

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 440
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (d)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77896938&loc=d3e25336-109308

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Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration