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Share-Based Payments (Details) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Apr. 09, 2012
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Aggregate Disclosures [Abstract]          
Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation, Financing Activities   $ 8,500,000 $ 1,300,000 $ 900,000  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized   4,500,000      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant   2,502,512 2,685,615    
AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense   25,800,000 12,300,000 10,500,000  
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense   10,200,000 4,900,000 4,200,000  
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized   26,100,000      
Description Of Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized Period For Recognition   This cost is expected to be recognized ratably over a weighted-average period of 1.90 years for NU, 2.03 years for CL&P, 1.76 years for NSTAR Electric and 1.84 years for PSNH and WMECO.      
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Awards Other Than Options Disclosures [Abstract]          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period   471,323      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value   $ 30.20      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other Than Options, NSTAR Deferred And Performance Awards Converted Upon Merger 421,775        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options NSTAR Deferred And Performance Awards Converted Upon Merger, Value 15.5        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other Than Options, NSTAR RSU Retention Awards Converted To NU RSU's Upon Merger 195,619        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other Than Options, NSTAR RSU Retention Awards Converted To NU RSU's Upon Merger, Value 7.2        
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Stock Option Disclosures [Abstract]          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number   1,545,757 47,374 112,599 225,216
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period   (1,166,511) (65,225) (112,617)  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price   $ 24.92 $ 18.78 $ 18.80 $ 18.96
ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice   $ 22.53 $ 18.81 $ 19.12  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Total Intrinsic Value   18,700,000 1,000,000 1,000,000  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Intrinsic Value   21,900,000      
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Cash Received from Exercise of Stock Options   26,300,000      
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit Realized from Exercise of Stock Options   7,500,000      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award, Options, Converted NSTAR Options Upon Merger 2,664,894        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award, Options, Converted NSTAR Options Upon Merger, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 23.99        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award, Options, Converted NSTAR Options Upon Merger, Total Value 30.5        
Employee Service Share Based Compensation E S P P Disclosures [Abstract]          
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Employee Stock Purchase Plans   39,422 35,476    
Employee Stock Purchase Plan Shares Remaining For Future Issuance   857,280 896,702    
ESPP Discounted Purchase Price First Six Months   33.01 31.27    
ESPP Discounted Purchase Price Second Six Months   37.89 32.30    
Deferred Compensation Liability, Classified, Noncurrent [Abstract]          
Deferred Compensation Cash-based Arrangements, Liability, Classified, Noncurrent   54,600,000 52,800,000 49,900,000  
Deferred Compensation Cash-based Arrangements, Expense Pertaining to Deferred Benefits   4,700,000 4,700,000 4,200,000  
The Connecticut Light And Power Company [Member]
         
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Aggregate Disclosures [Abstract]          
AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense   4,800,000 7,100,000 6,200,000  
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense   1,900,000 2,800,000 2,500,000  
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized   5,300,000      
Deferred Compensation Liability, Classified, Noncurrent [Abstract]          
Deferred Compensation Cash-based Arrangements, Liability, Classified, Noncurrent   400,000 1,200,000 400,000  
Deferred Compensation Cash-based Arrangements, Expense Pertaining to Deferred Benefits   2,600,000 2,600,000 2,300,000  
Public Service Company Of New Hampshire [Member]
         
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Aggregate Disclosures [Abstract]          
AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense   1,800,000 2,500,000 2,100,000  
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense   700,000 1,000,000 900,000  
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized   1,800,000      
Deferred Compensation Liability, Classified, Noncurrent [Abstract]          
Deferred Compensation Cash-based Arrangements, Liability, Classified, Noncurrent   2,500,000 2,500,000 2,400,000  
Deferred Compensation Cash-based Arrangements, Expense Pertaining to Deferred Benefits   1,000,000 1,000,000 900,000  
Western Massachusetts Electric Company [Member]
         
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Aggregate Disclosures [Abstract]          
AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense   1,000,000 1,400,000 1,100,000  
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense   400,000 600,000 400,000  
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized   1,100,000      
Deferred Compensation Liability, Classified, Noncurrent [Abstract]          
Deferred Compensation Cash-based Arrangements, Liability, Classified, Noncurrent   200,000 200,000 200,000  
Deferred Compensation Cash-based Arrangements, Expense Pertaining to Deferred Benefits   500,000 500,000 400,000  
NSTAR Electric Company [Member]
         
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Aggregate Disclosures [Abstract]          
AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense   7,400,000 7,700,000 6,500,000  
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense   2,900,000 3,000,000 2,600,000  
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized   $ 10,600,000      
NSTAR [Member]
         
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Aggregate Disclosures [Abstract]          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized   3,500,000      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant   977,922      
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
         
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Awards Other Than Options Disclosures [Abstract]          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period   614,930 208,533 258,174  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period   (363,779) (244,782) (267,951)  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period   (96,504) (18,310) (13,656)  
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Ending Balance   2,183,319 959,920 1,014,479 1,037,912
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value   $ 33.04 $ 33.87 $ 26.03  
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Issued In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value   $ 29.05 $ 24.47 $ 25.05  
ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue   $ 34.97 $ 23.74 $ 24.26  
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Ending Balance   $ 31.99 $ 26.36 $ 24.31 $ 24.07
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number   1,417,688 403,108    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value   $ 34.70 $ 28.70    
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Vested Outstanding Number   765,631      
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Expected To Vest   1,346,804      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options NSTAR Awards Converted To NU RSU's Upon Merger 617,394        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other Than Options, NSTAR Awards Converted To NU RSU's Upon Merger, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value $ 36.79        
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Performance Share Disclosures [Abstract]          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award, Performance Shares Converted To RSU's Upon Merger 451,358        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award, Performance Shares Converted To RSU's Upon Merger, Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value $ 34.32        
Performance Shares [Member]
         
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Awards Other Than Options Disclosures [Abstract]          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period   225,935 244,870 149,520  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period   (106,773)      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period     (10,296) (47)  
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Ending Balance   150,937 483,133 248,559 99,086
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value   $ 35.09 $ 33.76 $ 25.24  
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Issued In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value   $ 24.52      
ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue     $ 30.47 $ 23.96  
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Ending Balance   $ 25.04 $ 29.18 $ 24.72 $ 23.93
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Performance Share Disclosures [Abstract]          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award, Performance Shares Converted To RSU's Upon Merger (451,358)        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award, Performance Shares Converted To RSU's Upon Merger, Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value $ 34.32