Pension And OPEB Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Pension And OPEB Plans [Abstract]

Schedule Of Pension And OPEB Plan Costs

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Components of net allocated pension costs:
Service cost	$	7	$	8	$	23	$	25
Interest cost (a)		23		21		68		63
Expected return on assets (a)		(26)		(25)		(79)		(75)
Amortization of net loss (a)		8		13		24		39
Net pension costs		12		17		36		52
Net adjustments (b)		(1)		(6)		(3)		(18)
Net pension costs recognized as operation and maintenance expense or other deductions	$	11	$	11	$	33	$	34
Components of net OPEB costs:
Service cost	$	1	$	1	$	3	$	3
Interest cost (a)		6		7		18		20
Expected return on assets (a)		(2)		(2)		(6)		(5)
Amortization of prior service cost (a)		-		(4)		-		(12)
Amortization of net loss (a)		-		4		-		13
Net OPEB costs		5		6		15		19
Net adjustments (b)		3		2		8		4
Net OPEB costs recognized as operation and maintenance expense or other deductions	$	8	$	8	$	23	$	23

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(a)The components of net costs other than service cost component are recorded in “Other deductions and (income) – net” in Condensed Statements of Consolidated Income.

(b)Net adjustments include amounts principally deferred as property, regulatory asset or regulatory liability.