Severance Severance - PHI Merger (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance Costs		$ 14	$ 19
PHI Merger [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance Costs			57
Exelon Generation Co L L C [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance Costs	[1]	6	13
Exelon Generation Co L L C [Member] | PHI Merger [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance Costs	[2]		9
Exelon Generation Co L L C [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] | PHI Merger [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance Costs			8
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance Costs	[1]	3	3
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | PHI Merger [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance Costs	[2]		2
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] | PHI Merger [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance Costs			2
PECO Energy Co [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance Costs	[1]	1	1
PECO Energy Co [Member] | PHI Merger [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance Costs	[2]		1
PECO Energy Co [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] | PHI Merger [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance Costs			1
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance Costs	[1]	0	1
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | PHI Merger [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance Costs	[2]		1
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] | PHI Merger [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance Costs			1
Pepco Holdings LLC [Member] | Successor [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance Costs	[1]	4	1
Pepco Holdings LLC [Member] | Successor [Member] | PHI Merger [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance Costs	[2]		44
Potomac Electric Power Company [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance Costs	[1]	2	0
Potomac Electric Power Company [Member] | PHI Merger [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance Costs	[2]		21
Potomac Electric Power Company [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] | PHI Merger [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance Costs			20
Delmarva Power and Light Company [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance Costs	[1]	1	0
Delmarva Power and Light Company [Member] | PHI Merger [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance Costs	[2]		13
Delmarva Power and Light Company [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] | PHI Merger [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance Costs			12
Atlantic City Electric Company [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance Costs	[1]	$ 1	0
Atlantic City Electric Company [Member] | PHI Merger [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance Costs	[2]		10
Atlantic City Electric Company [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] | PHI Merger [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance Costs			$ 10

[1] The amounts above for Generation, ComEd, PECO, BGE, and PHI include immaterial amounts billed by BSC for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. Pepco, DPL, and ACE include immaterial amounts billed by PHISCO for the year ended December 31, 2017. Pepco, DPL, and ACE did not have any ongoing severance plans for the year ended December 31, 2016

[2] The amounts above for Generation, ComEd, PECO, BGE, Pepco, DPL, and ACE include $8 million, $2 million, $1 million, $1 million, $20 million, $12 million and $10 million, respectively, for amounts billed by BSC and/or PHISCO through intercompany allocations for the year ended December 31, 2016.