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Amount of a decommissioning liability associated with a legal obligation that a firm incurs when it constructs or operates an asset that must eventually be withdrawn from active service. This may include operating assets such as nuclear power plants or shipping vessels.

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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.

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The amount of other than temporary impairment losses on investments in debt and equity securities categorized as Available-for-sale which have been recognized in earnings during the period. Such impairment losses consist of other than temporary impairments (OTTI) on equity securities, credit losses on investments in debt securities, and when the entity intends to sell an impaired debt security or it is more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell the impaired debt security before recovery of its amortized cost basis.

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Available-For-Sale Securities (Narrative) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available For Sale Securities OTTI Charge	$ 53	$ 20	$ 12
Power [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available For Sale Securities OTTI Charge	53	$ 20	$ 12
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Fund [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available For Sale Securities OTTI Charge	53
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Fund [Member] \| Power [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Available-for-sale Securities Adjustment, Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent	86
Decommissioning Liability, Noncurrent	429
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Fund [Member] \| Power [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Decommissioning Costs Including Contingencies	2,800
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT) Fund [Member] \| Power [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Decommissioning Costs Including Contingencies	3,000
Debt Securities [Member] \| Rabbi Trust [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Available-for-sale Securities Adjustment, Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent	$ 5