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Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information Of Parent (Balance Sheet) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
ASSETS        
Cash and cash equivalents $ 5us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 30us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 184us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue  
Miscellaneous accounts and notes receivable 81us-gaap_OtherReceivablesNetCurrent 196us-gaap_OtherReceivablesNetCurrent    
Current accumulated deferred income taxes, net 352us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent 106us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent    
Other current assets 86us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent 85us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent    
Total current assets 2,046us-gaap_AssetsCurrent 1,972us-gaap_AssetsCurrent    
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance, Noncurrent 13us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent 15us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent    
Other non-current assets 664us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent 720us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent    
TOTAL ASSETS 22,676us-gaap_Assets 21,042us-gaap_Assets    
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY        
Current maturities of long-term debt 120us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent 534us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent    
Short-term debt 714us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings 368us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings    
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current 711us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 806us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent    
Other current liabilities 434us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent 351us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent    
Total current liabilities 2,249us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent 2,461us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent    
Other deferred credits and liabilities 514us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent 538us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent    
Commitments and Contingencies          
Retained earnings 1,103us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit 907us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit    
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (9)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax 3us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax    
Total equity 6,855us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 6,686us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 6,767us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 22,676us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity 21,042us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity    
Parent Company        
ASSETS        
Cash and cash equivalents 1us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
11us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
23us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
3us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Advances to money pool 55us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
334us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Accounts receivable - affiliates 28us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
18us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Notes Receivable, Related Parties, Current 94us-gaap_NotesReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
9us-gaap_NotesReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Miscellaneous accounts and notes receivable 39us-gaap_OtherReceivablesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
125us-gaap_OtherReceivablesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Current accumulated deferred income taxes, net 143us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
41us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Other current assets 14us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
1us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Total current assets 374us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
539us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Investments in subsidiaries - continuing operations 6,680us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
6,336us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Investments in subsidiaries - discontinued operations (4)aee_EquityMethodInvestmentsDiscontinuedOperations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(5)aee_EquityMethodInvestmentsDiscontinuedOperations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Note receivable - affiliates 100us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
51us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance, Noncurrent 264us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
570us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Other non-current assets 152us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
141us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
TOTAL ASSETS 7,566us-gaap_Assets
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
7,632us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY        
Current maturities of long-term debt 0us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
425us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Short-term debt 585us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
368us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current 0us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
119us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Accounts payable – affiliates 88us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
4us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Other current liabilities 52us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
20us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Total current liabilities 725us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
936us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Other deferred credits and liabilities 128us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
152us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Total liabilities 853us-gaap_Liabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
1,088us-gaap_Liabilities
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Common stock, $.01 par value, 400.0 shares authorized – shares outstanding of 242.6 2us-gaap_CommonStockValueOutstanding
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2us-gaap_CommonStockValueOutstanding
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Other paid-in capital, principally premium on common stock 5,617us-gaap_OtherAdditionalCapital
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
5,632us-gaap_OtherAdditionalCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Retained earnings 1,103us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
907us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (9)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
3us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Total equity 6,713us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
6,544us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $ 7,566us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
$ 7,632us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember