Pension, OPEB and Savings Plans (Schedule Of Percentage Of Fair Value Of Total Plan Assets) (Details)	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Actual plan asset allocation, percent	100.00%	100.00%
Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target allocation percentage of assets	59.00%
Actual plan asset allocation, percent	68.00%	66.00%
Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target allocation percentage of assets	23.00%
Actual plan asset allocation, percent	26.00%	32.00%
Other Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target allocation percentage of assets	18.00%
Actual plan asset allocation, percent	6.00%	2.00%
Long Island Electric Utility Servco LLC Pension and OPEB [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Actual plan asset allocation, percent	100.00%	100.00%
Long Island Electric Utility Servco LLC Pension and OPEB [Member] \| Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target allocation percentage of assets	60.00%
Actual plan asset allocation, percent	72.00%	67.00%
Long Island Electric Utility Servco LLC Pension and OPEB [Member] \| Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target allocation percentage of assets	25.00%
Actual plan asset allocation, percent	28.00%	33.00%
Long Island Electric Utility Servco LLC Pension and OPEB [Member] \| Other Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target allocation percentage of assets	15.00%

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Percentage of target investment allocation to total plan assets. Includes, but is not limited to, percentage on weighted-average basis if more than one plan.

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