Estimated Litigation Liability Approval, Remaining Derecognized Amount

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Litigation Settlement, Amount Remitted To General Unsecured Creditors Trust

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Litigation Settlement, Penalty Amount

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Loss Contingency, Improper Payment

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Aggregate carrying amount of the estimated litigation liability for known or estimated probable loss from litigation, which may include attorneys' fees and other litigation costs.

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Amount of litigation expense, including but not limited to legal, forensic, accounting, and investigative fees.

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Amount of gain from litigation settlement for amount awarded from other party. Excludes claims within an insurance entity's normal claims settlement process.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The amount of cash paid for the settlement of litigation or for other legal issues during the period.

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Cash received for the settlement of litigation during the current period.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Certain Resolved Matters (Details) - Settled Litigation - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	5 Months Ended	7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	May 17, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Talen vs TES, TEC, the TERP, and the TERP committee
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Administrative costs related to settlement				$ 6
Legal settlements and litigation costs				$ 14
PPL/Talen Montana Litigation
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Improper payment	$ 733
Proceeds from legal settlements	115
Litigation settlement, amount remitted to GUC trust	11
Litigation settlement, gain					$ 104
Winter Storm Elliott
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Estimated litigation liability	28		$ 28		28
Litigation settlement, penalty amount		$ 13	2		29	$ 33
Remaining derecognized amount	$ 19		$ 19		$ 19