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Fair Value Disclosures - Fair Value of Financial Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, carrying amount	$ 4,856	$ 4,456
Transition bonds, carrying amount	246	255
Potomac Electric Power Co [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, carrying amount	2,299	1,899
Delmarva Power & Light Co/De [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, carrying amount	967	967
Atlantic City Electric Co [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, carrying amount	860	860
Transition bonds, carrying amount	$ 246	$ 255

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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