Nuclear Decommissioning (Tables) - Exelon Generation Co L L C [Member]

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Schedule Of Nuclear Decommissioning [Line Items]

Nuclear decommissioning asset retirement obligation rollforward

The following table provides a rollforward of the nuclear decommissioning ARO reflected on Exelon’s and Generation’s Consolidated Balance Sheets from December 31, 2014 to September 30, 2015:

Nuclear decommissioning ARO at December 31, 2014(a)	$	6,961
Net increase due to changes in, and timing of, estimated future cash flows	831
Accretion expense	283
Costs incurred to decommission retired plants	(2		)
Nuclear decommissioning ARO at September 30, 2015(a)	$	8,073

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(a) Includes $7 million and $8 million as the current portion of the ARO at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 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

The following table provides unrealized gains (losses) on NDT funds for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:

	Exelon and Generation
	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Net unrealized gains (losses) on decommissioning trust      funds — Regulatory Agreement Units(a)	$	(301	)	$	(107	)	$	(385	)	$	126
Net unrealized gains (losses) on decommissioning trust      funds — Non-Regulatory Agreement Units(b)(c)	(218		)	(41		)	(274		)	100

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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 of net unrealized gains related to the Zion Station pledged assets for the three months ended September 30,2014 and $9 million and $27 million of net unrealized gains related to the Zion Station pledged assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, 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

The following table provides the pledged assets and payables to ZionSolutions and withdrawals by ZionSolutions at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:

	Exelon and Generation
	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Carrying value of Zion Station pledged assets	$	237	$	319
Payable to Zion Solutions(a)	217		292
Current portion of payable to Zion Solutions(b)	118		137
Cumulative withdrawals by Zion Solutions to pay decommissioning and other costs(c)	757		666

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(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.

(c) Includes project expenses to decommission Zion Station and estimated tax payments on Zion Station NDT Fund earnings.