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Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
CURRENT ASSETS    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 14us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 23us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Restricted cash equivalents 25us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 13us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Accounts receivable, less allowance for uncollectible accounts 782us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent 835us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Inventories 141us-gaap_InventoryNet 148us-gaap_InventoryNet
Deferred income tax assets, net 50us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent 51us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Income taxes and related accrued interest receivable 9us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable 274us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
Prepaid expenses and other 63us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent 54us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
Total Current Assets 1,084us-gaap_AssetsCurrent 1,398us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
OTHER ASSETS    
Goodwill 1,407us-gaap_Goodwill 1,407us-gaap_Goodwill
Regulatory assets 2,409us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent 2,087us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
Income taxes and related accrued interest receivable 81us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivableNoncurrent 75us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivableNoncurrent
Restricted cash equivalents 14us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent 14us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent
Other 166us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent 163us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total Other Assets 4,077pom_OtherNonCurrentAssetsExcludingPropertyPlantAndEquipment 3,746pom_OtherNonCurrentAssetsExcludingPropertyPlantAndEquipment
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT    
Property, plant and equipment 15,465us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross 14,567us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Accumulated depreciation (4,959)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment (4,863)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Net Property, Plant and Equipment 10,506us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 9,704us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
TOTAL ASSETS 15,667us-gaap_Assets 14,848us-gaap_Assets
CURRENT LIABILITIES    
Short-term debt 729us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings 565us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
Current portion of long-term debt and project funding 431us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebtCurrent 446us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebtCurrent
Accounts payable 174us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent 215us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Accrued liabilities 313us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 301us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Capital lease obligations due within one year 10us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent 9us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
Taxes accrued 41us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent 56us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
Interest accrued 47us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent 47us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
Liabilities and accrued interest related to uncertain tax positions 6us-gaap_LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsCurrent 397us-gaap_LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsCurrent
Other 314us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent 277us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
Total Current Liabilities 2,065us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent 2,313us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
DEFERRED CREDITS    
Regulatory liabilities 343us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent 399us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
Deferred income tax liabilities, net 3,266us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent 2,928us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Investment tax credits 16us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit 17us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
Pension benefit obligation 396us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPensionPlanLiabilitiesNoncurrent 116us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPensionPlanLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Other postretirement benefit obligations 265us-gaap_OtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlanLiabilitiesNoncurrent 206us-gaap_OtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlanLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Liabilities and accrued interest related to uncertain tax positions 2us-gaap_LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsNoncurrent 28us-gaap_LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsNoncurrent
Other 193us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent 189us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total Deferred Credits 4,481us-gaap_DeferredRevenueAndCredits 3,883us-gaap_DeferredRevenueAndCredits
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES    
Long-term debt 4,441us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 4,053us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Transition bonds issued by ACE Funding 171us-gaap_LongTermTransitionBond 214us-gaap_LongTermTransitionBond
Long-term project funding 8us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebtNoncurrent 10us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebtNoncurrent
Capital lease obligations 50us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent 60us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent
Total Other Long-Term Liabilities 4,670us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations 4,337us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES      
PREFERRED STOCK    
Series A preferred stock, $.01 par value, 18,000 shares authorized, 12,600 and zero shares outstanding, respectively 129us-gaap_TemporaryEquityValueExcludingAdditionalPaidInCapital  
EQUITY    
Common stock 3us-gaap_CommonStockValue 3us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Premium on stock and other capital contributions 3,800us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock 3,751us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (46)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (34)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Retained earnings 565us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit 595us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
Total Equity 4,322us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 4,315us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 15,667us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity 14,848us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
Potomac Electric Power Co [Member]    
CURRENT ASSETS    
Cash and cash equivalents 6us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
9us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Restricted cash equivalents 5us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
3us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Accounts receivable, less allowance for uncollectible accounts 315us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
345us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Inventories 62us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
67us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Deferred income tax assets, net 14us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
48us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Income taxes and related accrued interest receivable 94us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
113us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Prepaid expenses and other 21us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
18us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Total Current Assets 517us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
603us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
OTHER ASSETS    
Regulatory assets 697us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
563us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Prepaid pension expense 316us-gaap_PrepaidPensionCosts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
332us-gaap_PrepaidPensionCosts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Investment in trust 34us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
33us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Income taxes and related accrued interest receivable 30us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivableNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
36us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivableNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Other 71us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
66us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Total Other Assets 1,148pom_OtherNonCurrentAssetsExcludingPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
1,030pom_OtherNonCurrentAssetsExcludingPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT    
Property, plant and equipment 7,764us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
7,310us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Accumulated depreciation (2,816)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
(2,772)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Net Property, Plant and Equipment 4,948us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
4,538us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
TOTAL ASSETS 6,613us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
6,171us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
CURRENT LIABILITIES    
Short-term debt 104us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
151us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Current portion of long-term debt and project funding 12us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
175us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Accounts payable 94us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
132us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Accrued liabilities 91us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
90us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Accounts payable due to associated companies 30us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
32us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Capital lease obligations due within one year 10us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
9us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Taxes accrued 32us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
34us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Interest accrued 19us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
20us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Liabilities and accrued interest related to uncertain tax positions   37us-gaap_LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Customer deposits 44us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
46us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Other 102us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
75us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Total Current Liabilities 538us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
801us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
DEFERRED CREDITS    
Regulatory liabilities 104us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
113us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Deferred income tax liabilities, net 1,584us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
1,412us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Investment tax credits 2us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
3us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Other postretirement benefit obligations 57us-gaap_OtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlanLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
61us-gaap_OtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlanLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Liabilities and accrued interest related to uncertain tax positions   10us-gaap_LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Other 67us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
65us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Total Deferred Credits 1,814us-gaap_DeferredRevenueAndCredits
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
1,664us-gaap_DeferredRevenueAndCredits
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES    
Long-term debt 2,124us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
1,724us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Capital lease obligations 50us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
60us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Total Other Long-Term Liabilities 2,174us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
1,784us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES      
EQUITY    
Common stock      
Premium on stock and other capital contributions 1,010us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
930us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Retained earnings 1,077us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
992us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Total Equity 2,087us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
1,922us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 6,613us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
6,171us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_PotomacElectricPowerCoMember
Delmarva Power & Light Co/De [Member]    
CURRENT ASSETS    
Cash and cash equivalents 4us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
2us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
Restricted cash equivalents 5us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
 
Accounts receivable, less allowance for uncollectible accounts 193us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
208us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
Inventories 55us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
51us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
Deferred income tax assets, net 16us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
59us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
Income taxes and related accrued interest receivable 34us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
32us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
Prepaid expenses and other 12us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
9us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
Total Current Assets 319us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
361us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
OTHER ASSETS    
Goodwill 8us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
8us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
Regulatory assets 356us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
311us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
Prepaid pension expense 220us-gaap_PrepaidPensionCosts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
228us-gaap_PrepaidPensionCosts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
Income taxes and related accrued interest receivable 4us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivableNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
4us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivableNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
Other 12us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
12us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
Total Other Assets 600pom_OtherNonCurrentAssetsExcludingPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
563pom_OtherNonCurrentAssetsExcludingPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT    
Property, plant and equipment 3,946us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
3,673us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
Accumulated depreciation (1,021)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
(1,016)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
Net Property, Plant and Equipment 2,925us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
2,657us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
TOTAL ASSETS 3,844us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
3,581us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
CURRENT LIABILITIES    
Short-term debt 211us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
252us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
Current portion of long-term debt and project funding 100us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
100us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
Accounts payable 39us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
46us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
Accrued liabilities 74us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
71us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
Accounts payable due to associated companies 17us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
22us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
Taxes accrued 3us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
4us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
Interest accrued 7us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
6us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
Customer deposits 24us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
25us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
Other 42us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
35us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
Total Current Liabilities 517us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
561us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
DEFERRED CREDITS    
Regulatory liabilities 225us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
229us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
Deferred income tax liabilities, net 893us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
816us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
Investment tax credits 4us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
5us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
Other postretirement benefit obligations 21us-gaap_OtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlanLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
23us-gaap_OtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlanLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
Other 35us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
36us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
Total Deferred Credits 1,178us-gaap_DeferredRevenueAndCredits
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
1,109us-gaap_DeferredRevenueAndCredits
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES    
Long-term debt 971us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
867us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES      
EQUITY    
Common stock      
Premium on stock and other capital contributions 537us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
407us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
Retained earnings 641us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
637us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
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Total Equity 1,178us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
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= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
1,044us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
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= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 3,844us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
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= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
3,581us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_DelmarvaPowerLightCoMember
Atlantic City Electric Co [Member]    
CURRENT ASSETS    
Cash and cash equivalents 2us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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3us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
Restricted cash equivalents 10us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
10us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
Accounts receivable, less allowance for uncollectible accounts 167us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
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= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
186us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
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= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
Inventories 23us-gaap_InventoryNet
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= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
28us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
Deferred income tax assets, net 10us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
15us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
Income taxes and related accrued interest receivable 151us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
147us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
Prepaid expenses and other 13us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
16us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
Total Current Assets 366us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
390us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
OTHER ASSETS    
Regulatory assets 427us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
569us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
Prepaid pension expense 96us-gaap_PrepaidPensionCosts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
106us-gaap_PrepaidPensionCosts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
Income taxes and related accrued interest receivable 34us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivableNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
34us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivableNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
Restricted cash equivalents 14us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
14us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
Other 12us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
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= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
12us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
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= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
735pom_OtherNonCurrentAssetsExcludingPropertyPlantAndEquipment
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= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT    
Property, plant and equipment 3,073us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
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= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
2,901us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
Accumulated depreciation (760)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
(751)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
Net Property, Plant and Equipment 2,313us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
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= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
2,150us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
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= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
TOTAL ASSETS 3,262us-gaap_Assets
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= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
3,275us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
CURRENT LIABILITIES    
Short-term debt 127us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
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= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
138us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
Current portion of long-term debt and project funding 59us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebtCurrent
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= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
148us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
Accounts payable 20us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
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= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
21us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
Accrued liabilities 103us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
105us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
Accounts payable due to associated companies 15us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
15us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
Taxes accrued 1us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
12us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
Interest accrued 13us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
13us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
Customer deposits 21us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
22us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
Other 22us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
23us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
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/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
497us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
DEFERRED CREDITS    
Regulatory liabilities 14us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
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= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
57us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
Deferred income tax liabilities, net 865us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
833us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
Investment tax credits 5us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
5us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
Other postretirement benefit obligations 36us-gaap_OtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlanLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
35us-gaap_OtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlanLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
Other 16us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
14us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
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/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
944us-gaap_DeferredRevenueAndCredits
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES    
Long-term debt 888us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
753us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
Transition bonds issued by ACE Funding 171us-gaap_LongTermTransitionBond
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
214us-gaap_LongTermTransitionBond
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
Total Other Long-Term Liabilities 1,059us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
967us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES      
EQUITY    
Common stock 26us-gaap_CommonStockValue
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= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
26us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
Premium on stock and other capital contributions 651us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
651us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
Retained earnings 209us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
190us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
Total Equity 886us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
867us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $ 3,262us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
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= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember
$ 3,275us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
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= pom_AtlanticCityElectricCoMember