Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities - Fair Value of Financial Liabilities Recorded at Amortized Cost (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt to financing trust	$ 390	$ 390
Spent Nuclear Fuel Obligation, Noncurrent	1,207	1,199
Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	37,589	36,039
Long-term debt to financing trust	390	390
Spent Nuclear Fuel Obligation, Noncurrent	1,207	1,199
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	44,053	40,033
Long-term debt to financing trust	467	428
Spent Nuclear Fuel Obligation, Noncurrent	1,042	1,055
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	0	0
Long-term debt to financing trust	0	0
Spent Nuclear Fuel Obligation, Noncurrent	0	0
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	40,816	37,453
Long-term debt to financing trust	0	0
Spent Nuclear Fuel Obligation, Noncurrent	1,042	1,055
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	3,237	2,580
Long-term debt to financing trust	467	428
Spent Nuclear Fuel Obligation, Noncurrent	0	0
Exelon Generation Co L L C [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Spent Nuclear Fuel Obligation, Noncurrent	1,207	1,199
Exelon Generation Co L L C [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	6,756	7,974
Spent Nuclear Fuel Obligation, Noncurrent	1,207	1,199
Exelon Generation Co L L C [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	7,651	8,670
Spent Nuclear Fuel Obligation, Noncurrent	1,042	1,055
Exelon Generation Co L L C [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	0	0
Spent Nuclear Fuel Obligation, Noncurrent	0	0
Exelon Generation Co L L C [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	6,250	7,304
Spent Nuclear Fuel Obligation, Noncurrent	1,042	1,055
Exelon Generation Co L L C [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	1,401	1,366
Spent Nuclear Fuel Obligation, Noncurrent	0	0
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt to financing trust	205	205
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	8,981	8,491
Long-term debt to financing trust	205	205
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	10,970	9,848
Long-term debt to financing trust	246	227
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	0	0
Long-term debt to financing trust	0	0
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	10,970	9,848
Long-term debt to financing trust	0	0
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	0	0
Long-term debt to financing trust	246	227
PECO Energy Co [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt to financing trust	184	184
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	3,753	3,405
Long-term debt to financing trust	184	184
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	4,548	3,918
Long-term debt to financing trust	221	201
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	0	0
Long-term debt to financing trust	0	0
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	4,498	3,868
Long-term debt to financing trust	0	0
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	50	50
Long-term debt to financing trust	221	201
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	3,664	3,270
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	4,263	3,649
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	0	0
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	4,263	3,649
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	0	0
Pepco Holdings LLC [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	7,020	6,563
Pepco Holdings LLC [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	7,868	7,066
Pepco Holdings LLC [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	0	0
Pepco Holdings LLC [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	6,082	5,902
Pepco Holdings LLC [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	1,786	1,164
Potomac Electric Power Company [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	3,164	2,864
Potomac Electric Power Company [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	4,082	3,586
Potomac Electric Power Company [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	0	0
Potomac Electric Power Company [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	3,343	3,198
Potomac Electric Power Company [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	739	388
Delmarva Power and Light Company [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	1,676	1,567
Delmarva Power and Light Company [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	1,912	1,719
Delmarva Power and Light Company [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	0	0
Delmarva Power and Light Company [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	1,463	1,408
Delmarva Power and Light Company [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	449	311
Atlantic City Electric Company [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	1,417	1,327
Atlantic City Electric Company [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	1,615	1,490
Atlantic City Electric Company [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	0	0
Atlantic City Electric Company [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	1,017	1,026
Atlantic City Electric Company [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	$ 598	$ 464