Available-For-Sale Securities (Narrative) (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Power [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Number of Nuclear Facilities	5
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Fund [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available For Sale Securities Impairment Charge	$ 4
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Fund [Member] \| Power [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
After tax amount of net unrealized gains recognized in AOCI	152
Rabbi Trust [Member] \| Power [Member] \| Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
After tax amount of net unrealized gains recognized in AOCI	$ 6

Amount after tax and reclassification adjustments, of appreciation (loss) in value of unsold available-for-sale securities, attributable to parent entity. Excludes amounts related to other than temporary impairment (OTTI) loss.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 810

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 20

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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 810

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 19

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7656940&loc=SL4569616-111683

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 810

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1A

-Subparagraph (c)(3)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=18733093&loc=SL4573702-111684

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