Commitments And Contingent Liabilities (Minimum Fuel Purchase Requirements) (Detail) - Power [Member] $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Coverage percentage of nuclear fuel commitments of uranium, enrichment, and fabrication requirements	100.00%
Commitments Through 2019 [Member] | Nuclear Fuel Uranium [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Total minimum purchase requirements	$ 454
Commitments Through 2019 [Member] | Nuclear Fuel Enrichment [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Total minimum purchase requirements	358
Commitments Through 2019 [Member] | Nuclear Fuel Fabrication [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Total minimum purchase requirements	180
Commitments Through 2019 [Member] | Natural Gas [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Total minimum purchase requirements	972
Commitments Through 2019 [Member] | Coal [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Total minimum purchase requirements	$ 265