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Fair Value Disclosures - Fair Value of Financial Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, carrying amount		$ 4,177
Transition Bonds issued by ACE Funding, carrying amount	295	295
Potomac Electric Power Co [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, carrying amount	1,950	1,701
Delmarva Power & Light Co/De [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, carrying amount	917	917
Atlantic City Electric Co [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, carrying amount	929	829
Transition Bonds issued by ACE Funding, carrying amount	$ 276	$ 295

Long-Term transition bonds are bonds under the Competition Act in which the proceeds of Transition Bonds are required to be used principally to reduce qualified stranded costs and the related capitalization of the utility. This represents the current and noncurrent portions. The initial maturity is beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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