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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Details) MMBTU in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) MMBTU	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net assets	$ 20,843,000,000		$ 20,687,000,000
Subsidiaries
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net assets	18,892,000,000	$ 16,618,000,000	16,878,000,000	$ 16,312,000,000
CECONY
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Income taxes due to Con Edison	69,000,000		(89,000,000)
Funding limit of CECONY to O&R (not to exceed)	250,000,000
CECONY \| Subsidiaries
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net assets	18,892,000,000
Sale of natural gas	$ 33,000,000	45,000,000
CECONY \| Related Party, Lending of Funds
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Lending period (not more than) (months)	12 months
CECONY \| Equity Method Investee \| Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Contract term (years)	20 years
Generating capacity per day (in dekatherms) \| MMBTU	250
Amount of transaction	$ 0	0
CECONY \| Affiliated Entity \| Financial Electric Capacity Contract \| Con Edison Energy
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on financial electric capacity contracts		2,000,000
O&R
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net assets	1,036,000,000
Outstanding loans	$ 0		$ 0
CET Electric \| NY Transco
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership interest (in percent)	45.70%
Amounts billed	$ 4,000,000	$ 1,000,000