Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities - Fair Value of Financial Liabilities Recorded at Amortized Cost (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt to financing trust	$ 390	$ 390
Spent Nuclear Fuel Obligation, Noncurrent	1,193	1,171
Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	36,304	35,424
Long-term debt to financing trust	390	390
Spent Nuclear Fuel Obligation, Noncurrent	1,193	1,171
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	40,597	35,869
Long-term debt to financing trust	426	400
Spent Nuclear Fuel Obligation, Noncurrent	1,017	949
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	0	0
Long-term debt to financing trust	0	0
Spent Nuclear Fuel Obligation, Noncurrent	0	0
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	38,056	33,711
Long-term debt to financing trust	0	0
Spent Nuclear Fuel Obligation, Noncurrent	1,017	949
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	2,541	2,158
Long-term debt to financing trust	426	400
Spent Nuclear Fuel Obligation, Noncurrent	0	0
Exelon Generation Co L L C [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Spent Nuclear Fuel Obligation, Noncurrent	1,193	1,171
Exelon Generation Co L L C [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	8,613	8,793
Spent Nuclear Fuel Obligation, Noncurrent	1,193	1,171
Exelon Generation Co L L C [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	9,360	8,910
Spent Nuclear Fuel Obligation, Noncurrent	1,017	949
Exelon Generation Co L L C [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	0	0
Spent Nuclear Fuel Obligation, Noncurrent	0	0
Exelon Generation Co L L C [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	7,962	7,467
Spent Nuclear Fuel Obligation, Noncurrent	1,017	949
Exelon Generation Co L L C [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	1,398	1,443
Spent Nuclear Fuel Obligation, Noncurrent	0	0
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt to financing trust	205	205
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	8,196	8,101
Long-term debt to financing trust	205	205
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	9,622	8,390
Long-term debt to financing trust	223	209
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	0	0
Long-term debt to financing trust	0	0
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	9,622	8,390
Long-term debt to financing trust	0	0
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	0	0
Long-term debt to financing trust	223	209
PECO Energy Co [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt to financing trust	184	184
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	3,404	3,084
Long-term debt to financing trust	184	184
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	3,941	3,207
Long-term debt to financing trust	203	191
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	0	0
Long-term debt to financing trust	0	0
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	3,891	3,157
Long-term debt to financing trust	0	0
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	50	50
Long-term debt to financing trust	203	191
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	3,270	2,876
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	3,678	2,950
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	0	0
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	3,678	2,950
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	0	0
Pepco Holdings LLC [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	6,494	6,259
Pepco Holdings LLC [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	7,086	6,101
Pepco Holdings LLC [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	0	0
Pepco Holdings LLC [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	5,993	5,436
Pepco Holdings LLC [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	1,093	665
Potomac Electric Power Company [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	2,860	2,719
Potomac Electric Power Company [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	3,644	3,097
Potomac Electric Power Company [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	0	0
Potomac Electric Power Company [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	3,249	2,901
Potomac Electric Power Company [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	395	196
Delmarva Power and Light Company [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	1,495	1,494
Delmarva Power and Light Company [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	1,669	1,496
Delmarva Power and Light Company [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	0	0
Delmarva Power and Light Company [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	1,437	1,303
Delmarva Power and Light Company [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	232	193
Atlantic City Electric Company [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	1,324	1,188
Atlantic City Electric Company [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	1,500	1,262
Atlantic City Electric Company [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	0	0
Atlantic City Electric Company [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	1,034	987
Atlantic City Electric Company [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings [Abstract]
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	$ 466	$ 275