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The carrying amount of a liability for an asset retirement obligation. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees.

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The amount for the individual regulatory liability as itemized in a table of regulatory liabilities as of the end of the period.

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Asset Retirement Obligations - SPPC - Asset Retirement Obligation by Type (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Asset Retirement Obligations By Type [Line Items]
Regulatory liabilities	$ 7,214	$ 7,475
Asset retirement obligations	1,340	1,341	$ 1,272
Other
Asset Retirement Obligations By Type [Line Items]
Asset retirement obligations	109	123
Cost of removal
Asset Retirement Obligations By Type [Line Items]
Regulatory liabilities	2,424	2,435
SPPC
Asset Retirement Obligations By Type [Line Items]
Regulatory liabilities	463	497
Asset retirement obligations	11	11	$ 10
SPPC \| Asbestos
Asset Retirement Obligations By Type [Line Items]
Asset retirement obligations	5	5
SPPC \| Evaporative ponds and dry ash landfills
Asset Retirement Obligations By Type [Line Items]
Asset retirement obligations	3	3
SPPC \| Other
Asset Retirement Obligations By Type [Line Items]
Asset retirement obligations	3	3
SPPC \| Cost of removal
Asset Retirement Obligations By Type [Line Items]
Regulatory liabilities	$ 201	$ 197