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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]
Net periodic benefit cost (credit) is as follows:

Pension Benefits

Three Months Ended 
 March 31,

2019

2018

(Millions)
Components of net periodic benefit cost (credit):



Service cost
$
11


$
14

Interest cost
12


11

Expected return on plan assets
(15
)

(16
)
Amortization of net actuarial loss
4


6

Net periodic benefit cost (credit)
$
12


$
15


 
Other Postretirement Benefits
 
Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
(Millions)
Components of net periodic benefit cost (credit):
 
 
 
Interest cost
$
2

 
$
2

Expected return on plan assets
(2
)
 
(3
)
Amortization of prior service credit

 
(1
)
Reclassification to regulatory liability

 
1

Net periodic benefit cost (credit)
$

 
$
(1
)