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Regulatory Matters Regulatory Matters - Schedule of Regulatory Assets (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Jun. 30, 2016
Jun. 30, 2016
Mar. 23, 2016
Jun. 30, 2017
Jun. 30, 2016
Dec. 31, 2016
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Current $ 1,293       $ 1,293   $ 1,342
Noncurrent 9,945       9,945   10,046
Regulatory Assets 11,238       11,238   11,388
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs [1],[2] 8 $ 1     17 $ 103  
Renewable Portfolio Standard [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 19       19    
Other Postretirement Benefits [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets [3] 4,086       4,086   4,162
Deferred Income Tax Charge [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets [4] 2,091       2,091   2,016
AMI Expenses [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 679       679   701
Under Recovered Distribution Service Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 239       239   188
Energy Efficiency Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 19       19    
Loss on Reacquired Debt [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 117       117   124
Fair Value Of Long Term Debt [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 782       782   812
Fair Value Of Supply Contract [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 918       918   1,085
Employee Severance [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 3       3   5
Asset Retirement Obligation Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 119       119   111
Environmental Restoration Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 289       289   305
Under Recovered Uncollectible Accounts Expense [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 55       55   56
Renewable Energy And Associated REC [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 258       258   260
Under Recovered Energy And Transmission Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 69       69   89
Deferred Storm Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 34       34   36
Electric Generation Related Regulatory Asset [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 5       5   10
Rate Stabilization Deferral [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets             7
Energy Efficiency And Demand Response Programs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 590       590   621
Merger Integration Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 32       32   25
Under Recovered Decoupling Revenue [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 74       74   27
Deferred Project Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 6       6   8
Workers Compensation and Long-Term Disability [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 34       34   34
Recoverable Vacation Pay [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 47       47   31
Stranded Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 108       108   138
CAP Arrearage [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 10       10   11
AssetRemovalCosts [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 500       500   477
Under funded Benefit Post Retirement Obligation [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets [3] 1,025       1,025    
Regulatory Assets [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 55       55   49
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Current 182       182   190
Noncurrent 1,050       1,050   977
Regulatory Assets 1,232       1,232   1,167
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs [2],[5] 0 1     1 (7)  
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Renewable Portfolio Standard [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 19       19    
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Deferred Income Tax Charge [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets [4] 76       76   75
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | AMI Expenses [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 163       163   164
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Under Recovered Distribution Service Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets [6] 239       239   188
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Energy Efficiency Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 19       19    
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Loss on Reacquired Debt [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 39       39   42
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Fair Value Of Long Term Debt [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Fair Value Of Supply Contract [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Employee Severance [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Asset Retirement Obligation Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 84       84   76
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Environmental Restoration Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 266       266   278
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Under Recovered Uncollectible Accounts Expense [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 55       55   56
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Renewable Energy And Associated REC [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 256       256   258
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Under Recovered Energy And Transmission Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets [7] 8       8   23
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Deferred Storm Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Electric Generation Related Regulatory Asset [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Rate Stabilization Deferral [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets             0
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Energy Efficiency And Demand Response Programs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Merger Integration Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets             0
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Merger Integration Costs [Member] | Pepco Holdings [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 9       9   11
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs             8
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | 561710 Exterminating and Pest Control Services [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 3       3    
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Under Recovered Decoupling Revenue [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets             0
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Deferred Project Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Workers Compensation and Long-Term Disability [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Recoverable Vacation Pay [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Stranded Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Regulatory Assets [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 8       8   7
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs           8  
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Deferred Income Tax Transmission Related [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 22       22   22
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Recoverable Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 55       55   54
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Advanced Metering Infrastructure Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 29       29   23
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Annual Reconciliations [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 184       184   134
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | ElectricTransmissionCostsUnderRecovery [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets             15
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Storm Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 14       14   20
PECO Energy Co [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Current 46       46   29
Noncurrent 1,732       1,732   1,681
Regulatory Assets 1,778       1,778   1,710
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs [2] 1 1     2 2  
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Deferred Income Tax Charge [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 1,645       1,645   1,583
PECO Energy Co [Member] | AMI Expenses [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 43       43   49
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Under Recovered Distribution Service Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Loss on Reacquired Debt [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 1       1   1
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Fair Value Of Long Term Debt [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Fair Value Of Supply Contract [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Employee Severance [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Asset Retirement Obligation Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 23       23   23
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Environmental Restoration Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 23       23   26
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Under Recovered Uncollectible Accounts Expense [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Renewable Energy And Associated REC [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Under Recovered Energy And Transmission Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 1       1   0
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Deferred Storm Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Electric Generation Related Regulatory Asset [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0    
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Rate Stabilization Deferral [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets             0
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Energy Efficiency And Demand Response Programs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 1       1   1
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Merger Integration Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Under Recovered Decoupling Revenue [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets             0
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Deferred Project Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Workers Compensation and Long-Term Disability [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Recoverable Vacation Pay [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 22       22   7
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Stranded Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
PECO Energy Co [Member] | CAP Arrearage [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 10       10   11
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Regulatory Assets [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 9       9   9
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Current 197       197   208
Noncurrent 495       495   504
Regulatory Assets 692       692   712
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs [2],[8] 1 (5)     2 (4)  
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Recoverable Smart Meter Related Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 32       32    
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Deferred Income Tax Charge [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets [4] 100       100   98
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | AMI Expenses [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Noncurrent 225       225   230
Regulatory Assets 225       225   230
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Under Recovered Distribution Service Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Loss on Reacquired Debt [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 7       7   7
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Fair Value Of Long Term Debt [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Fair Value Of Supply Contract [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets             0
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Employee Severance [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 3       3   5
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Asset Retirement Obligation Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 12       12   12
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Environmental Restoration Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   1
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Under Recovered Uncollectible Accounts Expense [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Renewable Energy And Associated REC [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Under Recovered Energy And Transmission Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets [9] 21       21   38
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Deferred Storm Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   1
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Electric Generation Related Regulatory Asset [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 5       5   10
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Rate Stabilization Deferral [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets             7
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Energy Efficiency And Demand Response Programs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 271       271   285
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Merger Integration Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets [10] 7       7   10
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Merger Integration Costs [Member] | Pepco Holdings [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets [11]             6
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Under Recovered Decoupling Revenue [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets [12] 35       35   3
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | UnderRecoveredNaturalGasDecouplingRevenue [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 11       11   2
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Over-Recovered Natural Gas Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets             3
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Under-Recovered Electric Revenue Decoupling [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 24       24   1
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Deferred Project Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Workers Compensation and Long-Term Disability [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Recoverable Vacation Pay [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Stranded Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Regulatory Assets [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 6       6   5
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs           6  
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Deferred Income Tax Transmission Related [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 41       41   38
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Advanced Metering Infrastructure Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 137       137    
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | TransmissionCost [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 4       4   4
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Abandonment costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 2       2   3
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | MergerIntegrationCostsToBeRecoveredInMarylandServiceTerritory [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 10       10   28
Pepco Holdings LLC [Member] | Predecessor [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs [2],[13]       $ 29 (2)    
Pepco Holdings LLC [Member] | Successor [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Current 605       605   653
Noncurrent 2,715       2,715   2,851
Regulatory Assets 3,320       3,320   3,504
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs [2],[13] 2 (1) $ 55        
Pepco Holdings LLC [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits [Member] | Successor [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
Pepco Holdings LLC [Member] | Deferred Income Tax Charge [Member] | Successor [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets [4] 270       270   260
Pepco Holdings LLC [Member] | AMI Expenses [Member] | Successor [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 248       248   258
Pepco Holdings LLC [Member] | Under Recovered Distribution Service Costs [Member] | Successor [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
Pepco Holdings LLC [Member] | Loss on Reacquired Debt [Member] | Successor [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 77       77   81
Pepco Holdings LLC [Member] | Fair Value Of Long Term Debt [Member] | Successor [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 645       645   671
Pepco Holdings LLC [Member] | Fair Value Of Supply Contract [Member] | Successor [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 918       918   1,085
Pepco Holdings LLC [Member] | Employee Severance [Member] | Successor [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
Pepco Holdings LLC [Member] | Asset Retirement Obligation Costs [Member] | Successor [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
Pepco Holdings LLC [Member] | Environmental Restoration Costs [Member] | Successor [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 0       0   0
Pepco Holdings LLC [Member] | Under Recovered Uncollectible Accounts Expense [Member] | Successor [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets             0
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets             0
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Potomac Electric Power Company [Member] | Regulatory Assets [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets             0
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 1       1   0
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets             0
Delmarva Power and Light Company [Member] | Energy Efficiency And Demand Response Programs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Delmarva Power and Light Company [Member] | Merger Integration Costs [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 8       8   3
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Delmarva Power and Light Company [Member] | AssetRemovalCosts [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Delmarva Power and Light Company [Member] | Regulatory Assets [Member]              
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets 8       8   5
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
Regulatory Assets             1
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]              
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[1] Reflects costs (benefits) recorded at Exelon related to financing, including mark-to-market activity on forward-starting interest rate swaps.
[2] The costs incurred are classified primarily within Operating and maintenance expense in the Registrants’ respective Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income, with the exception of the financing costs, which are included within Interest expense. Costs do not include merger commitments discussed above.
[3] As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the pension and other postretirement benefits regulatory asset at Exelon includes regulatory assets of $1,025 million and $995 million, respectively, as a result of the PHI Merger related to unrecognized costs that are probable of regulatory recovery. The regulatory assets are amortized over periods from 3 to 15 years, depending on the underlying component. Pepco, DPL and ACE are currently recovering these costs through base rates. Pepco, DPL and ACE are not earning a return on the recovery of these costs in base rates.
[4] As of June 30, 2017, includes transmission-related regulatory assets that require FERC approval separate from the transmission formula rate of $22 million, $41 million, $33 million, $22 million and $20 million for ComEd, BGE, Pepco, DPL and ACE, respectively. As of December 31, 2016, includes transmission-related regulatory assets that require FERC approval separate from the transmission formula rate of $22 million, $38 million, $31 million, $20 million and $19 million for ComEd, BGE, Pepco, DPL and ACE, respectively.
[5] For the six months ended June 30, 2016, includes the reversal of previously incurred acquisition, integration and financing costs of $8 million, incurred at ComEd that have been deferred and recorded as a regulatory asset for anticipated recovery. See Note 5—Regulatory Matters for more information.
[6] As of June 30, 2017, ComEd’s regulatory asset of $239 million was comprised of $184 million for the 2015 - 2017 annual reconciliations and $55 million related to significant one-time events including $14 million of deferred storm costs, $9 million of Constellation and PHI merger and integration related costs, $3 million of emerald ash borer costs, and $29 million of smart meter related costs. As of December 31, 2016, ComEd’s regulatory asset of $188 million was comprised of $134 million for the 2015 and 2016 annual reconciliations and $54 million related to significant one-time events, including $20 million of deferred storm costs and $11 million of Constellation and PHI merger and integration related costs, and $23 million of smart meter related costs. See Note 4— Merger, Acquisitions, and Dispositions of the Exelon 2016 Form 10-K for further information.
[7] As of June 30, 2017, ComEd’s regulatory asset of $8 million reflects Constellation merger and integration costs to be recovered upon FERC approval. As of June 30, 2017, ComEd’s regulatory liability of $40 million included $8 million related to over-recovered energy costs and $32 million associated with revenues received for renewable energy requirements. As of December 31, 2016, ComEd’s regulatory asset of $23 million included $15 million associated with transmission costs recoverable through its FERC approved formula rate and $8 million of Constellation merger and integration costs to be recovered upon FERC approval. As of December 31, 2016, ComEd’s regulatory liability of $60 million included $30 million related to over-recovered energy costs and $30 million associated with revenues received for renewable energy requirements.
[8] (d)For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, includes the reversal of previously incurred acquisition, integration and financing costs of $6 million incurred at BGE that have been deferred and recorded as a regulatory asset for anticipated recovery. See Note 5—Regulatory Matters for more information.
[9] As of June 30, 2017, BGE's regulatory asset of $21 million included $10 million related to under-recovered electric energy costs, $5 million related to under-recovered natural gas costs, $4 million of costs associated with transmission costs recoverable through its FERC approved formula rate and $2 million of abandonment costs to be recovered upon FERC approval. As of December 31, 2016, BGE’s regulatory asset of $38 million included $4 million of costs associated with transmission costs recoverable through its FERC approved formula rate, $28 million related to under-recovered electric energy costs, $3 million of abandonment costs to be recovered upon FERC approval, and $3 million of under-recovered natural gas costs.
[10] As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, BGE's regulatory asset of $7 million and $10 million, respectively, included $6 million of previously incurred PHI acquisition costs as authorized by the June 2016 rate case order.
[11] As of June 30, 2017, ACE's regulatory asset of $27 million included $11 million of transmission costs recoverable through its FERC approved formula rate and $16 million of under-recovered electric energy costs. As of June 30, 2017, ACE's regulatory liability of $8 million related to over-recovered electric energy costs. As of December 31, 2016, ACE's regulatory asset of $17 million included $6 million of transmission costs recoverable through its FERC approved formula rate and $11 million of under-recovered electric energy costs. As of December 31, 2016, ACE's regulatory liability of $5 million included $4 million of over-recovered transmission costs and $1 million of over-recovered electric energy costs.
[12] Represents the electric and natural gas distribution costs recoverable from customers under BGE’s decoupling mechanism. As of June 30, 2017, BGE had a regulatory asset of $24 million related to under-recovered electric revenue decoupling and $11 million related to under-recovered natural gas revenue decoupling. As of December 31, 2016, BGE had a regulatory asset of $2 million related to under-recovered natural gas revenue decoupling and $1 million related to under-recovered electric revenue decoupling.
[13] (g)For the six months ended June 30, 2017, includes the reversal of previously incurred acquisition, integration and financing costs of $8 million incurred at PHI that have been deferred and recorded as a regulatory asset for anticipated recovery. For the three months ended June 30, 2016 and the Successor period March 24, 2016 to June 30, 2016, includes the reversal of previously incurred acquisition, integration and financing costs of $12 million incurred at PHI that have been deferred and recorded as a regulatory asset for anticipated recovery. See Note 5—Regulatory Matters for more information.
[14] (e)For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, includes the reversal of previously incurred acquisition, integration and financing costs of $9 million incurred at Pepco that have been deferred and recorded as a regulatory asset for anticipated recovery. See Note 5—Regulatory Matters for more information.
[15] As of June 30, 2017, Pepco's regulatory asset of $6 million included $2 million of transmission costs recoverable through its FERC approved formula rate and $4 million of under-recovered electric energy costs. As of June 30, 2017, Pepco's regulatory liability of $2 million related to over-recovered electric energy costs. As of December 31, 2016, Pepco's regulatory asset of $6 million related to under-recovered electric energy costs. As of December 31, 2016, Pepco's regulatory liability of $8 million included $5 million of over-recovered transmission costs and $3 million of over-recovered electric energy costs.
[16] As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, Pepco’s regulatory asset of $12 million and $11 million, respectively, represents previously incurred PHI acquisition costs authorized for recovery by the November 2016 Maryland distribution rate case order. As of June 30, 2017, DPL’s regulatory asset of $13 million represents previously incurred PHI acquisition costs, including $4 million authorized for recovery by the February 2017 Maryland distribution rate case order, $6 million authorized for recovery by the May 2017 Delaware electric distribution rate case order, and $3 million expected to be recovered in electric and gas distribution rates in the Delaware service territory. As of December 31, 2016, DPL's regulatory asset of $4 million represents previously incurred PHI acquisition costs expected to be recovered in distribution rates in the Maryland service territory.
[17] (f)For the six months ended June 30, 2017, includes the reversal of previously incurred acquisition, integration and financing costs of $8 million incurred at DPL that have been deferred and recorded as a regulatory asset for anticipated recovery. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, includes the reversal of previously incurred acquisition, integration and financing costs of $3 million incurred at DPL that have been deferred and recorded as a regulatory asset for anticipated recovery. See Note 5—Regulatory Matters for more information.
[18] As of June 30, 2017, DPL's regulatory asset of $6 million related to under-recovered electric energy costs. As of June 30, 2017, DPL's regulatory liability of $12 million included $10 million of over-recovered electric energy costs and $2 million of over-recovered gas cost. As of December 31, 2016, DPL's regulatory asset of $5 million included $1 million of transmission costs recoverable through its FERC approved formula rate and $4 million of under-recovered electric energy costs. As of December 31, 2016, DPL's regulatory liability of $5 million included $2 million of over-recovered electric energy costs and $3 million of over-recovered transmission costs.