Debt and Credit Agreements - Commercial Paper Borrowings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Commercial paper borrowings	$ 118	$ 688
Atlantic City Electric Company [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Commercial paper borrowings	65	0
Exelon Generation Co L L C [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Commercial paper borrowings	0	620
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Commercial paper borrowings	0	45
Pepco Holdings LLC [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Commercial paper borrowings	118	23
Potomac Electric Power Company [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Commercial paper borrowings	0	23
Delmarva Power and Light Company [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Commercial paper borrowings	$ 54	$ 0

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of short-term borrowings using unsecured obligations issued by banks, corporations and other borrowers to investors. The maturities of these money market securities generally do not exceed 270 days.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(19)(a)(3))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(a)(16))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03(13)(2))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878

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Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant