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Debt (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Debt (Tables) [Abstract] 
Components of Debt
 
The following table summarizes the major components of debt at each balance sheet date (in millions) and provides the maturities and interest rate ranges of each major category as of September 30, 2011:
 
                 
    September 30,
    December 31,
 
    2011     2010  
 
Revolving credit facility
  $     $  
Letter of credit facilities
           
Canadian credit facility (weighted average effective interest rate of 2.3% at September 30, 2011 and 2.2% at December 31, 2010)
    133       212  
Senior notes and debentures, maturing through 2039, interest rates ranging from 2.60% to 7.75% (weighted average interest rate of 6.0% at September 30, 2011 and 6.5% at December 31, 2010)
    6,233       5,452  
Tax-exempt bonds, maturing through 2041, fixed and variable interest rates ranging from 0.2% to 7.4% (weighted average interest rate of 3.0% at September 30, 2011 and 3.1% at December 31, 2010)
    2,751       2,696  
Tax-exempt project bonds, maturing through 2029, fixed and variable interest rates ranging from 0.2% to 3.4% (weighted average interest rate of 1.4% at September 30, 2011 and 2.5% at December 31, 2010)
    86       116  
Capital leases and other, maturing through 2050, interest rates up to 12%
    410       431  
                 
      9,613       8,907  
Current portion of long-term debt
    225       233  
                 
    $ 9,388     $ 8,674