Income Taxes - Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	$ 448	$ 477
Exelon Generation Co L L C [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	411	408
Commonwealth Edison Co [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	0	2
PECO Energy Co [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	0	0
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	0	0
Pepco Holdings LLC [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	45	45
Potomac Electric Power Company [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	0	0
Delmarva Power and Light Company [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	0	0
Atlantic City Electric Company [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	$ 14	$ 14