COMMON EQUITY (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]

Schedule of Stockholders Equity [Table Text Block]

	Common Stock									Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Millions	Shares	Outstanding Amount		Treasury Shares			Retained Earnings			Gains(Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges			Deferred Employee Benefit Plans			Total AOCI			Total Common Equity
Balance as of January 1, 2015	143	$	2,388	$	(10	)	$	2,684		$	(63	)	$	(12	)	$	(75	)	$	4,987
Net Income							499												499
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss):
Losses during the period										(1		)	(4		)	(5		)	(5		)
Gains/amortization reclassified from AOCI										13			—			13			13
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)							499			12			(4		)	8			507
Issuance of Common Stock	—	14		(1		)													13
Dividends Declared							(156		)										(156		)
Balance as of June 30, 2015	143	$	2,402	$	(11	)	$	3,027		$	(51	)	$	(16	)	$	(67	)	$	5,351
Balance as of January 1, 2014	141	$	2,289	$	(9	)	$	2,444		$	(52	)	$	(8	)	$	(60	)	$	4,664
Net Income							289												289
Other Comprehensive Income:
Gains during the period										(1		)	—			(1		)	(1		)
Losses/amortization reclassified from AOCI										(1		)	—			(1		)	(1		)
Total Comprehensive Income							289			(2		)	—			(2		)	287
Issuance of Common Stock	1	51																	51
Dividends Declared							(148		)										(148		)
Balance as of June 30, 2014	142	$	2,340	$	(9	)	$	2,585		$	(54	)	$	(8	)	$	(62	)	$	4,854

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Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]

Schedule of Stockholders Equity [Table Text Block]

EQUITY

Changes in common equity during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:

	Common Stock			Retained			Accumulated Other Comprehensive			Noncontrolling			Total
Millions	Shares	Amount		Earnings			Income (Loss)			Interest			Equity
Balance at January 1, 2015	40	$	2,560	$	2,077		$	(3	)	$	123		$	4,757
Earnings available to common shareholder				230						7			237
Deferred cost of employee benefit plans							—						—
Total Comprehensive Income				230			—			7			237
Capital contributions from parent		196											196
Cash dividend declared				(137		)				(3		)	(140		)
Balance at June 30, 2015	40	$	2,756	$	2,170		$	(3	)	$	127		$	5,050
Balance at January 1, 2014	40	$	2,479	$	1,896		$	(3	)	$	117		$	4,489
Earnings available to common shareholder				219						6			225
Deferred cost of employee benefit plans							—						—
Total Comprehensive Income				219			—			6			225
Capital contributions from parent		55											55
Cash dividend declared				(125		)				(3		)	(128		)
Balance at June 30, 2014	40	$	2,534	$	1,990		$	(3	)	$	120		$	4,641