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Amount of regulatory assistance received from a federal regulatory agency in conjunction with either an acquisition of a troubled financial institution, transfer of nonperforming assets to a newly-formed entity, or other reorganization.

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Amount of acquisition of long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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Percentage of public utility's approved return on equity.

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Amount of public utility's requested rate increase (decrease) with regulatory agency.

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Regulatory Matters - Utility Rate Narrative and RECO Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands					1 Months Ended						12 Months Ended		36 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2024 USD ($)	Aug. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2024	Aug. 31, 2023 USD ($) substation	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2028 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2027 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2027	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022	Nov. 24, 2024 USD ($)	May 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Eastern Queens Reliability Project
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Estimated cost of substations								$ 1,200,000
CECONY
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Deferred costs															$ 3,000
Bill relief program, amount received						$ 91,000
Public utilities, billing system costs															510,000
Public utilities, requested capitalization of billing system costs															89,000
Public Utilities, Incremental Costs																		$ 51,000
Net regulatory assets															1,078,000				$ 1,113,000
Number of substations \| substation								2
CECONY \| Maximum
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Public utilities, limit for capitalization															421,000			$ 421,000	38,000
CECONY \| Electric
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Authorized return on common equity (percent)																8.80%
Common equity ratio (percent)																48.00%
CECONY \| Electric \| Scenario, Forecast
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Authorized return on common equity (percent)														925.00%
Common equity ratio (percent)														48.00%
RECO
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Authorized return on common equity (percent)										9.60%
Common equity ratio (percent)										48.51%
RECO \| New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Investment plan									$ 47,800
Investment plan, term (in years)									5 years
Defer incremental preparation costs																	$ 5,000
RECO \| Electric
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Requested rate increase (decrease), amount	$ 20,700	$ 18,200		$ 16,900
RECO \| Electric \| New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Requested rate increase (decrease), amount			$ 9,650
O&R
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Bill relief program, amount received						$ 9,000
Net regulatory assets															$ 14,000				$ 18,000
O&R \| Electric
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Authorized return on common equity (percent)							10.10%
Common equity ratio (percent)							48.00%								48.00%
O&R \| Electric \| Subsequent Event
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Requested rate increase (decrease), amount					$ 1,612,000
Authorized return on common equity (percent)					10.10%
Common equity ratio (percent)					4800.00%
O&R \| Electric \| Scenario, Forecast
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Requested rate increase (decrease), amount											$ 880,000	$ 932,000
Common equity ratio (percent)													48.00%