Retirement Benefits Retirement Benefits - Summary of Defined Contribution Savings Plan (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Mar. 23, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017		Dec. 31, 2016		Dec. 31, 2015
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Savings plan matching contributions	[1]			$ 128		$ 164		$ 148
Employer contributions						13		9
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Savings plan matching contributions	[2]			9		19		11
Exelon Generation Co L L C [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Savings plan matching contributions	[1]			55		79		80
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Savings plan matching contributions				31		34		32
PECO Energy Co [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Savings plan matching contributions				10		10		11
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Savings plan matching contributions				10		12		14
Pepco Holdings LLC [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Savings plan matching contributions		$ 1		6	[3],[4]	6	[3],[4]	6	[3],[4]
Pepco Holdings LLC [Member] | Successor [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Savings plan matching contributions			$ 10	13
Pepco Holdings LLC [Member] | Predecessor [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Savings plan matching contributions		3				14
Potomac Electric Power Company [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Savings plan matching contributions		1		3	[3]	3	[3]	3	[3]
Delmarva Power and Light Company [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Savings plan matching contributions		$ 1		2	[3]	2	[3]	2	[3]
Atlantic City Electric Company [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Savings plan matching contributions	[3]			$ 2		$ 2		$ 2

[1] Includes $13 million and $9 million related to CENG for the years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

[2] These amounts primarily represent amounts billed to Exelon’s subsidiaries through intercompany allocations. These costs are not included in the Generation, ComEd, PECO, BGE, PHI, Pepco, DPL or ACE amounts above.

[3] Pepco's, DPL's and PHISCO's matching contributions include $1 million, $1 million and $1 million, respectively, of costs incurred prior to the closing of Exelon's merger with PHI on March 23, 2016, which is not included in Exelon's matching contributions for the year ended December 31, 2016.

[4] These amounts primarily represent amounts billed to Pepco, DPL, and ACE through intercompany allocations. These amounts are not included in Pepco, DPL or ACE amounts above.