COMMON EQUITY (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]

Schedule of Stockholders Equity [Table Text Block]

	Common Stock									Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Millions	Shares	Outstanding Amount		Treasury Shares			Retained Earnings			Gains(Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges			Deferred Employee Benefit Plans			Total AOCI			Total Common Equity
Balance as of January 1, 2015	143	$	2,388	$	(10	)	$	2,684		$	(63	)	$	(12	)	$	(75	)	$	4,987
Net Income							648												648
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss):
Losses during the period										(8		)	(3		)	(11		)	(11		)
Reclassified from AOCI										16			—			16			16
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)							648			8			(3		)	5			653
Issuance of Common Stock	—	14		(1		)													13
Dividends Declared							(234		)										(234		)
Balance as of September 30, 2015	143	$	2,402	$	(11	)	$	3,098		$	(55	)	$	(15	)	$	(70	)	$	5,419
Balance as of January 1, 2014	141	$	2,289	$	(9	)	$	2,444		$	(52	)	$	(8	)	$	(60	)	$	4,664
Net Income							433												433
Other Comprehensive Income:
Losses during the period										(3		)	—			(3		)	(3		)
Reclassified from AOCI										1			1			2			2
Total Comprehensive Income							433			(2		)	1			(1		)	432
Issuance of Common Stock	1	76		(1		)													75
Dividends Declared							(223		)										(223		)
Balance as of September 30, 2014	142	$	2,365	$	(10	)	$	2,654		$	(54	)	$	(7	)	$	(61	)	$	4,948

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Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]

Schedule of Stockholders Equity [Table Text Block]

EQUITY

Changes in common equity during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:

	Common Stock			Retained			Accumulated Other Comprehensive			Noncontrolling			Total
Millions	Shares	Amount		Earnings			Income (Loss)			Interest			Equity
Balance at January 1, 2015	40	$	2,560	$	2,077		$	(3	)	$	123		$	4,757
Earnings available to common shareholder				394						11			405
Deferred cost of employee benefit plans							—						—
Total Comprehensive Income				394			—			11			405
Capital contributions from parent		196											196
Cash dividend declared				(205		)				(5		)	(210		)
Balance at September 30, 2015	40	$	2,756	$	2,266		$	(3	)	$	129		$	5,148
Balance at January 1, 2014	40	$	2,479	$	1,896		$	(3	)	$	117		$	4,489
Earnings available to common shareholder				374						9			383
Deferred cost of employee benefit plans							—						—
Total Comprehensive Income				374			—			9			383
Capital contributions from parent		82											82
Cash dividend declared				(192		)				(5		)	(197		)
Balance at September 30, 2014	40	$	2,561	$	2,078		$	(3	)	$	121		$	4,757