Leasing Activities (Income Recognized From Cross-border Energy Lease Investments) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Leasing Activities [Abstract]
Pre-tax income from PHI's cross-border energy lease investments (included in Other Revenue)	$ 13	$ 14
Income tax expense	1	4
Net income from PHI's cross-border energy lease investments	$ 12	$ 10

The tax effect from the current year income from arrangements meeting the criteria for classification as a leveraged lease.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 13

-Paragraph 47

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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 840

-SubTopic 30

-Section 45

-Paragraph 5

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6792436&loc=d3e45152-112736

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