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Public Utilities. Filing Supported Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount

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Current regulatory liabilities generally represent obligations to make refunds to customers for various reasons including overpayment.

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Amount of public utility's approved rate increase (decrease) by regulatory agency.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of public utility's requested rate increase (decrease) with regulatory agency.

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Regulatory Matters - NPC - Narrative (Details) - NPC - Public Utilities Commission, Nevada - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021
General Rate Case
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Filing supported rate decrease			$ 96
Requested rate increase (decrease)			$ (120)
Approved rate increase (decrease)		$ (93)
One-time bill credit	$ 120			$ 120
Energy Efficiency Rate Case
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Customer refund liability				$ 8	$ 8