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Regulatory Matters (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Regulatory Matters [Abstract]  
Components Of Regulatory Assets And Liabilities

Remaining Rate Recovery/Amortization Period

At March 31, 2022

At March 31, 2022

At December 31, 2021

Regulatory assets:

Employee retirement liability (a)(b)(c)

To be determined

$

323

$

328

Employee retirement costs being amortized

6 years

183

193

Employee retirement costs incurred since the last rate review period (b)

To be determined

97

99

Self-insurance reserve (primarily storm recovery costs) being amortized

6 years

213

223

Self-insurance reserve incurred since the last rate review period (primarily storm related) (b)

To be determined

429

373

Debt reacquisition costs

Lives of related debt

18

19

Under-recovered AMS costs

6 years

123

128

Energy efficiency performance bonus (a)

1 year or less

23

31

Wholesale distribution substation service

To be determined

81

75

Unrecovered expenses related to COVID-19

To be determined

35

35

Recoverable deferred income taxes - net

Various

17

16

Uncollectible payments from REPs (b)

To be determined

9

9

Other regulatory assets

Various

20

18

Total regulatory assets

1,571

1,547

Regulatory liabilities:

Estimated net removal costs

Lives of related assets

1,370

1,348

Excess deferred taxes

Primarily over lives of related assets

1,425

1,442

Over-recovered wholesale transmission service expense (a)

1 year or less

6

7

Unamortized gain on reacquisition of debt

Lives of related debt

26

26

Employee retirement costs over-recovered since last rate review period (b)

To be determined

45

39

Other regulatory liabilities

Various

20

14

Total regulatory liabilities

2,892

2,876

Net regulatory assets (liabilities)

$

(1,321)

$

(1,329)

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(a)Not earning a return in the regulatory rate-setting process.

(b)Recovery/refund is specifically authorized by statute or by the PUCT, subject to reasonableness review.

(c)Represents unfunded liabilities recorded in accordance with pension and OPEB accounting standards.