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Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal, After Tax

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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Amount before tax of gain (loss) recognized on the sale or disposal of a disposal group. Excludes discontinued operations.

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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 cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Acquisitions and Dispositions - Southern Company Gas (Details) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	May 20, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 07, 2022 USD ($) storageFacility
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale			$ 41	$ 171
SOUTHERN Co GAS
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale			$ 5	$ 127
SOUTHERN Co GAS \| Natural Gas Storage Facilities \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of natural gas storage facilities sold \| storageFacility					2
Purchase price					$ 186
SOUTHERN Co GAS \| Natural Gas Storage Facilities \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale \| Scenario, Forecast
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale		$ (125)
Gain (loss) on dispositions, after tax		$ (95)
SOUTHERN Co GAS \| Pivotal LNG \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses, amount held back	$ 5