Debt (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	$ 20,512	$ 21,725
Unamortized Underwriting Fees	$ (39)	$ (44)
Long-term Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Year-End Stated Rate on Debt	1.88%	1.87%
Fixed Rate Senior Notes Amount [Member] \| Long-term Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Range, Start	2017
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Range, End	2021
Long-term Debt	$ 16,201	$ 16,469
Year-End Stated Rate on Debt	1.98%	2.16%
Year End Effective Interest Rate With Swaps	1.44%	1.28%
Floating Rate Senior Notes Amount [Member] \| Long-term Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Range, Start	2017
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Range, End	2020
Long-term Debt	$ 4,350	$ 5,300
Year-End Stated Rate on Debt	1.52%	0.98%
Year End Effective Interest Rate With Swaps	0.00%	0.00%

Latest date the outstanding debt instruments are required to be repaid.

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Earliest date the outstanding debt instruments are required to be repaid.

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Reflects as of the balance-sheet date the effective interest rates on debt outstanding presented if swaps are in place to hedge the underlying debt.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The remaining balance of debt issuance expenses that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective bond issues. This does not include the amounts capitalized as part of the cost of the utility plant or asset.

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