COMMON EQUITY (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]

Schedule of Stockholders Equity [Table Text Block]

	Common Stock						Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Millions	Shares	Amount		Retained Earnings			Gains(Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges			Deferred Employee Benefit Plans			Total AOCI			Total Common Equity
Balance as of January 1, 2015	143	$	2,378	$	2,684		$	(63	)	$	(12	)	$	(75	)	$	4,987
Net Income				400												400
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss):
Losses arising during the period							(3		)	(4		)	(7		)	(7		)
Gains/amortization reclassified from AOCI							9			—			9			9
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)				400			6			(4		)	2			402
Issuance of Common Stock	—	14														14
Dividends Declared				(78		)										(78		)
Balance as of March 31, 2015	143	$	2,392	$	3,006		$	(57	)	$	(16	)	$	(73	)	$	5,325
Balance as of January 1, 2014	141	$	2,280	$	2,444		$	(52	)	$	(8	)	$	(60	)	$	4,664
Net Income				193												193
Other Comprehensive Income:
Gains arising during the period							1			—			1			1
Losses/amortization reclassified from AOCI							(2		)	—			(2		)	(2		)
Total Comprehensive Income				193			(1		)	—			(1		)	192
Issuance of Common Stock	—	27														27
Dividends Declared				(74		)										(74		)
Balance as of March 31, 2014	141	$	2,307	$	2,563		$	(53	)	$	(8	)	$	(61	)	$	4,809

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Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]

Schedule of Stockholders Equity [Table Text Block]

Changes in common equity during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:

	Common Stock				Retained			Accumulated Other Comprehensive			Noncontrolling			Total
Millions	Shares	Amount			Earnings			Income (Loss)			Interest			Equity
Balance at January 1, 2015	40	$	2,560		$	2,077		$	(3	)	$	123		$	4,757
Earnings available to common shareholder					122						4			126
Deferred cost of employee benefit plans								—						—
Total Comprehensive Income					122			—			4			126
Capital returned to parent		(4		)										(4		)
Cash dividend declared					(69		)				(1		)	(70		)
Balance at March 31, 2015	40	$	2,556		$	2,130		$	(3	)	$	126		$	4,809
Balance at January 1, 2014	40	$	2,479		$	1,896		$	(3	)	$	117		$	4,489
Earnings available to common shareholder					123						3			126
Deferred cost of employee benefit plans								—						—
Total Comprehensive Income					123			—			3			126
Capital contributions from parent		20												20
Cash dividend declared					(62		)				(2		)	(64		)
Balance at March 31, 2014	40	$	2,499		$	1,957		$	(3	)	$	118		$	4,571