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Nuclear Decommissioning (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule Of Nuclear Decommissioning [Line Items]  
Nuclear decommissioning asset retirement obligation rollforward
  Exelon and Generation
Nuclear decommissioning ARO at January 1, 2012$3,680
Accretion expense 231
Net increase due to changes in, and timing of, estimated future cash flows 833
Costs incurred to decommission retired plants (3)
    
Nuclear decommissioning ARO at December 31, 2012 (a) 4,741
Accretion expense 259
Net decrease due to changes in, and timing of, estimated future cash flows (140)
Costs incurred to decommission retired plants (5)
    
Nuclear decommissioning ARO at December 31, 2013 (a)$4,855

              

(a) Includes $9 million and $10 million as the current portion of the ARO at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, which is included in Other current liabilities on Exelon's and Generation's Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

Unrealized Gains (Losses) on nuclear decommissioning trust funds
  Exelon and Generation
 For the Years Ended December 31,
  2013 2012 2011
          
Net unrealized gains (losses) on decommissioning         
 trust funds — Regulatory Agreement Units (a)$406 $386 $(74)
Net unrealized gains (losses) on decommissioning         
 trust funds — Non-Regulatory Agreement Units (b) (c) 146  105  (4)

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(a)       Net unrealized gains (losses) related to Generation's NDT funds associated with Regulatory Agreement Units are included in Regulatory liabilities on Exelon's Consolidated Balance Sheets and Noncurrent payables to affiliates on Generation's Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(b)       Excludes $7 million, $73 million and $48 million of net unrealized gains related to the Zion Station pledged assets in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Net unrealized gains related to Zion Station pledged assets are included in the Payable for Zion Station decommissioning on Exelon's and Generation's Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(c)       Net unrealized gains (losses) related to Generation's NDT funds with Non-Regulatory Agreement Units are included within Other, net in Exelon's and Generation's Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.       

 

Zion Station pledged assets
 Exelon and Generation
 2013 2012
Carrying value of Zion Station pledged assets$458 $614
      
Payable to Zion Solutions (a) 414  564
      
Current portion of payable to Zion Solutions (b) 109  132
      
Withdrawals by Zion Solutions to pay decommissioning costs (c) 498  335

(a) Excludes a liability recorded within Exelon's and Generation's Consolidated Balance Sheets related to the tax obligation on the unrealized activity associated with the Zion Station NDT Funds. The NDT Funds will be utilized to satisfy the tax obligations as gains and losses are realized.

(b) Included in Other current liabilities within Exelon's and Generation's Consolidated Balance Sheets