Accounts Receivable - Unbilled Customer Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Unbilled customer revenue	$ 804	$ 1,535
Exelon Generation Co L L C [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Unbilled customer revenue	120	807
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Unbilled customer revenue	257	218
PECO Energy Co [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Unbilled customer revenue	120	146
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Unbilled customer revenue	116	170
Pepco Holdings LLC [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Unbilled customer revenue	191	194
Potomac Electric Power Company [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Unbilled customer revenue	102	100
Delmarva Power and Light Company [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Unbilled customer revenue	49	61
Atlantic City Electric Company [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Unbilled customer revenue	$ 40	$ 33