Debt and Credit Agreements - Issuance of Long-Term Debt (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Exelon Generation Co L L C [Member] \| EEPFNotes372April2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.72%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 1
Exelon Generation Co L L C [Member] \| EEPF261Sep2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	2.61%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 1
Exelon Generation Co L L C [Member] \| EEPFNotes390Jan2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.90%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 6
Exelon Generation Co L L C [Member] \| AGEPFNotesNov2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 13
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms	LIBOR + 1.25%
Exelon Generation Co L L C [Member] \| SeniorUnsecured295Jan2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	2.95%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 250
Exelon Generation Co L L C [Member] \| SeniorUnsecured340Mar2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.40%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 500
Potomac Electric Power Company [Member] \| EEPFNotes330December2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.30%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 1

Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 55
-Paragraph 8
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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