Available-For-Sale Securities (Fair Value Of Rabbi Trust) (Detail) - Rabbi Trust [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Total Rabbi Trust Available-for-Sale Securities	$ 217	$ 213
Power [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Total Rabbi Trust Available-for-Sale Securities	53	52
PSE&G [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Total Rabbi Trust Available-for-Sale Securities	43	42
Other [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Total Rabbi Trust Available-for-Sale Securities	$ 121	$ 119