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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]
Net periodic benefit cost (credit) is as follows:

Pension Benefits

Three months ended  
 March 31,

2014

2013

(Millions)
Components of net periodic benefit cost:



Service cost
$
10


$
11

Interest cost
16


13

Expected return on plan assets
(19
)

(15
)
Amortization of net actuarial loss
9


15

Net periodic benefit cost
$
16


$
24



 
Other Postretirement Benefits
 
Three months ended  
 March 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
(Millions)
Components of net periodic benefit cost (credit):
 
 
 
Service cost
$
1

 
$
1

Interest cost
2

 
3

Expected return on plan assets
(3
)
 
(2
)
Amortization of prior service credit
(5
)
 
(2
)
Amortization of net actuarial loss

 
2

Reclassification to regulatory liability
1

 

Net periodic benefit cost (credit)
$
(4
)
 
$
2

Schedule of Regulatory Assets / Liabilities [Table Text Block]
Amounts recognized in regulatory assets/liabilities include:
 
Three months ended  
 March 31,
 
2014
 
2013

(Millions)
Amortization of prior service credit
$
(3
)
 
$
(1
)
Amortization of net actuarial loss

 
1