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Stock-Based Compensation, Dividend Restrictions, and Calculations of Earnings Per Share of Common Stock - Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Restricted Stock [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Weighted average grant-date fair value per share of award granted during the year $ 26.80us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
   
Performance-Based Restricted Stock [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Weighted average grant-date fair value per share of award granted during the year $ 27.01us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= pom_PerformanceBasedRestrictedStockMember
   
Unrestricted Stock Award [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Weighted average grant-date fair value per share of award granted during the year     $ 18.85us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= pom_UnrestrictedStockAwardsMember
Time-Based Restricted Stock Units Award [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Weighted average grant-date fair value per share of award granted during the year $ 19.77us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= pom_TimeBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
$ 19.70us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= pom_TimeBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
$ 19.69us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= pom_TimeBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Weighted average grant-date fair value per share of award granted during the year $ 18.53us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= pom_PerformanceBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
$ 17.03us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= pom_PerformanceBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
$ 21.13us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= pom_PerformanceBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember